BAIN MUSC 115
Music Theory I
Meter Type Identification Self-Test
Recordings are from the Naxos Music Library ~ Help
Identify the meter type of the opening of the following passages as:
simple duple, simple triple, simple quadruple
compound duple, compound triple, or compound quadruple
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- SOUSA, Semper Fidelis, 2:36
- JOHN WILLIAMS, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Harry's Wondrous World, 4:40
- TRADITIONAL, Shenandoah, 2:51
- MOZART, The Marriage of Figaro, Act II Scene 3: Voi, che sapete, 3:12
- ALBERT VON TILZER, Take me out to the ball game, 1:53
- MITCH LEIGH, Man of La Mancha: The Impossible Dream, 2:43
- BEETHOVEN, Variations on "God Save the King," Theme, 1:31
- HANDEL, Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus, 3:51
- HAYDN, Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, II. Andante, 3:22
- BEETHOVEN, Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, "Pathetique," III. Rondo: Allegro, 4:16
- BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 6 in F major, "Pastoral," II. Scene by the brook: Andante molto mosso, 12:05
- ROBERT SCHUMANN, Myrthen, Op. 25 (excerpts), No. 1. Widmung, 2:21
- WAGNER, Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries, 6:08
- BRAHMS, Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98, II. Andante moderato, 11:34
- BACH, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 865, Prelude A minor, 1:42