Mrs. França's Music Classes

2025 LISTENING ASSIGNMENT:

The pieces for the 7th & 8th Grade Listening Assignment is posted below. Students have the entire 3rd Quarter to listen to these 11 musical selections, and will be asked to identify the title and composer of each song... Spelling counts! The Listening Exam will take place on April 1st & 2nd (whichever day you have orchestra), and will be the big grade for the 3rd quarter. Start listening!!

GLINKA: Russlan and Ludmilla Overture

SIBELIUS:  Finlandia

GRIEG:  Ase's Death - from "Peer Gynt Suite", Movement 2

GRIEG:  In The Hall of the Mountain King - from "Peer Gynt Suite", Movement 4

ORFF:  O Fortuna, from Carmina Burana

TCHAIKOVSKY:  Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

BIZET:  Les Toreadores, from Carmen Suite

ELGAR:  Nimrod, from Enigma Variations

MUSSORGSKY:  Night on Bald Mountain

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS:  Fantasia on Greensleeves

SHOSTAKOVICH:  Symphony No. 5, Movement 4