1. The Romantic Period

2. Má Vlast (My Country or The Fatherland) by Bedrich Smetana

3. Symphonic Poem (page 52)
A one movement work for orchestra that tells a story or paints a picture.

4. Symphonic Poem A one movement work for orchestra
that tells a story or paints a picture.

5. Má Vlast (My Country or The Fatherland)
Vyšehrad
Vltava (The Moldau)
Šárka
Z českŷch luhů a hájů (From Bohemia’s Woods and Meadows)
Tábor
Blanik (or Blahnik)

6. Má Vlast (page 20) (My Country or The Fatherland)
Vyšehrad (geographical place)
Vltava (The Moldau) (geographical place)
Šárka (folk story/folk heroes)
Z českŷch luhů a hájů (folk song) (From Bohemia’s Woods and Meadows)
Tábor (geographical place)
Blanik (or Blahnik) (historical event)

7. The Moldau 1. The Springs J 2. The River D 3. The Hunt C
4. The Wedding Dance A
5. Night on the River E
6. The Old Castle B
7. The River (again later) F
8. The Rapids G
9. Emerging from the Rapids H
10. Vyšehrad, the Ancient Fortress I

8. Clear your desk for a quiz

9. Peer Gynt Suites 1 and 2 (page 67)
Norwegian folk tale
Henrick Ibsen
wrote the play version
Edvard Grieg
wrote the background music for the play

10. Suite (page 52)
A collection of pieces of contrasting moods

11. Order they appeared in the play:
Morning Ingrid’s Lament Ase’s Death Dance of the Arabian Maidens Anitra’s Dance Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter In the Hall of the Mountain King Return of Peer Gynt Solveig’s Song

12. Order they appeared in the play:
Morning
Ingrid’s Lament
Ase’s Death
Dance of the Arabian Maidens
Anitra’s Dance
Dance of the Mountain King’s
Daughter
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Return of Peer Gynt
Solveig’s Song

13. Suite 1 Suite 2 Ingrid’s Lament Morning Dance of the Arabian Maidens
Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter
Return of Peer Gynt
Solveig’s Song
Morning
Ase’s Death
Anitra’s Dance
In the Hall of the Mountain King

14. Why are the pieces in the suite out of order from the way they appear in the play?

15. Peer Gynt Suite 1 Morning Ase’s Death Anitra’s Dance In the Hall of the Mountain King

16. Peer Gynt Suite 2 Ingrid’s Lament Dance of the Arabian Maidens Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter Return of Peer Gynt Solveig’s Song

17. Peer Gynt Suite 2 Ingrid’s Lament Dance of the Arabian Maidens Return of Peer Gynt Solveig’s Song Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter

18. Pages 69/70
Morning from Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg
In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg