"The little fugue" by Bach
Listen to the recording of "The little fugue" by Bach and answer the following questions:
● How many instrumental melodies enter at the beginning and then continue to play throughout the work?
○ What is the texture created by the various melodies?
● Listen for places where the melody that introduced the piece is played again.
○ When it is played again?
○ Is it always in a high part or low part, or does it come back at different pitch levels?
In the body of the message, you will create a paragraph addressing each questions above. The paragraph should be more than four sentences and should be unique in the words used and ideas expressed.
Discussion 2
Listen to the recording of "Spring," first movement, by Vivaldi and answer the following questions:
● What instruments are used to imitate a birdsong, a murmuring stream, and thunder and lightning?
○ Do they sound anything like those sounds of nature, in your opinion?