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Official 54 Set 5

William Wheatley and Broadway Theaters

What is the main purpose of the lecture? 

• A. To describe the influence of opera on Broadway productions（如果是这个选项不会去讲细节，而应该是因为这件事情的存在，别的东西怎样了）
• B. To explain how new technology allowed for enhancements to Broadway productions
• C. To evaluate financial decisions made by theater owner William Wheatley
• D. To examine elements that set a particular theatrical production apart from earlier ones（这篇听力是讲的创新性）

According to the professor, what is one way in which Wheatley’s production was different from modern musicals? （这个是个细节题）

• A. The performers in Wheatley’s production performed more than one role.
• B. Wheatley’s production was created for the upper class.
• C. The songs in Wheatley’s production did not include lyrics.
• D. The musical numbers in Wheatley’s production did not correspond with the plot.

And with all that in mind, some people call Wheatley’s show the first musical on Broadway.（这里开始引入）Now, our current definition of a musical is that it tells a story through dialogue and song. In Wheatley’s show, the musical sections, well, they didn’t necessarily integrate well with the story, giving an overall impression of something more like a variety show.

音乐

Official 12 Set 5

Opera

Why does the professor mention ancient Greek theater 细节

What does the professor say about music in French opera这个问的是music

Official 16 Set 3

Invention of Piano

What does the professor mention as influences on musical styles before the invention of the piano?

如果听的不是特别清楚，就想一下前面主要讲什么了

Official 25 Set 3

Béla Bartók

What is the lecture mainly about? 

• A. The influence of the Romantic style of music on eastern European composers

文章主要不是讲的romantic style的影响

• B. The relationship between nationalism and popular music in the early 1900s

如果是讲这个关系，就不应该用很多的篇幅讲那个作曲家

• C. The popularity of folk music in Austria-Hungary during the early 1900s

这时候应该是流行romantic music

• D. The influence of folk music on the compositions of one Hungarian composer

主要是讲的一个作曲家的创作

What does the professor imply about Romantic music in Austria-Hungary in the early 1900s? 

• A. It was not as popular there as it was in other European countries.

不对，这个时候都是流行romantic music

• B. It motivated Bartók to listen to other types of music.

这个是在两个层次转折时候的一句话的一个意思

• C. It was listened to in the countryside more than it was in the cities.

比较错

• D. Its popularity was due to the work of Bartók and other ethnomusicologists.

这个人主要是folk music

要特别注意每个层次，新名词出现的位置

Official 27 Set 3

Cremonese Violins

The professor describes an experiment in which wood was exposed to a fungus before being made into a violin. What point does the professor make about the fungus? 

• A. It decomposes only certain parts of the wood.
• B. It is found only in the forests of northern Italy.
• C. It was recently discovered in a vintage Cremonese violin.
• D. It decomposes only certain species of trees.

Yet, most audience members probably aren't even aware of how much the instrument matters.I mean...OK, think about the last concert you attended.When you applauded, what went through your mind?

重听题一定要注意上一句讲了什么，先说一个东西，然后来辅证

Why does the professor say this: 

• A. To find out how much exposure students have had to live classical music
• B. To use student experiences to support his point about audience members
• C. To indicate that instruments are harder to master than audience members realize
• D. To make a point about the beauty of violin music