Test 2 “MUSIC”
Ex 1. Put each of the following words and phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
musicians bow string conductor instruments score keys bows baton audience concert hall
While the (1)______was filling up and the (2) ______were taking their sits, the (3)_____were tuning their (4)____. The famous (5)______entered. He gave the audience a low (6)________, picked up his (7)_______,looked briefly at the (8)________which lay open in front of him, and raised his hands. The pianist placed her fingers ready over the (9)_____of her piano. The (10)______section of the orchestra (violinists, cellists, etc) brought their (11)_____up,ready to play. The concert was about to begin,
Ex 2. Put each of the following words and phrases in its correct place in the passage below.
group vocalist live stage number one fans concert
lyrics top ten recoding studio
After “The Beatles”, the “Rolling Stones” have probably been the most successful(1)_____ in Britain. Most of their records have gone into the (2)______and they have had many at (3)______. But their records have usually been made in a (4)________and I always wanted to hear them (5)_____at a (6)_______. I wanted to see them perform on (7)_____in front of thousands of excited (8)______. And I did, at Earls court in 1990. It was great. And Mick Jagger, the (9)____, sang all the old favourites. I couldn’t hear the (10)_____very well because of the noise, but somehow it didn’t matter.
Ex 3. Match the proper words and their definitions.
an orchestra a band
percussion instruments
wind instrument
a concert
a rehearsal
a musician
a composer
a practice for performance
a person who writes music
a person who plays music
a large group of musicians, who often play classical music
a smaller group of musicians, who play populars music
instruments, played by being hit (drums)
instruments, played by being blown (trumpet)
musical performance before an audience
Ex 4. Read the text and answer the questions.
Wolfgang Mozart
(1756 – 1791)
Wolfgang Mozart was a well-known Austrian composer. He was a genius.
Mozart was born in Austria in 1756. His father was a musician. When he was a child he began to show his wonderful talent for music. He tried to play the clavier, when he was three years old. He took a great interest in his sister’s music lesson. He heard music and tried to play it himself by ear. His father decided to teach him to play. When he was four years old he started composing his own tunes. He played them on the clavier well too. When he was six years old his father decided to take him and his sister to the big cities in Europe.
Two children gave concerts there. The audience was delighted when the small boy was playing. Mozart visited many countries with his father, playing clavier. When he was fourteen he was invited to Italy. He could not imaging his life without music. He composed many sonatas and symphonies in Italy. He composed tunes all the time.
At the age of twenty six he moved from his native town Salzburg to Vienna. He worked a lot. But only Italian composers were popular at theatres of Vienna at that time,
Wolfgang Mozart died in 1791. Many people know and like his music and he is popular and famous today.
Questions
When was Mozart born?
What was Mozart?
When did Mozart begin to compose music?
When did Mozart begin to play the instrument?
Who decided to teach Mozart?
What was Mozart’s father?
Was the audience delighted when the small boy was playing?
What countries did Mozart visit?
What did Mozart compose?
Is Mozart a famous compose?
