The Moldau by Bedrich Smetana

“The Moldau” by Bedrich Smetana
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Choose the second selection entitled “The Moldau” (This is a river in the Czech Republic. This piece of music is about what you would see if you were traveling down the Moldau River)
Listen and answer the following:
i. What instruments do you hear in the opening moments?
ii. As the stream broadens what instruments are added?
iii. There are two changes of character – can you describe each one and what you think the scene is?
iv. Do you hear the opening theme repeated? If so, where?
v. In the end, what happens to the river?