Camille Saint-Saens | The Royal March of The Lion Worksheet

Describe three characteristics of a lion (specifically, its behaviour) that you hear in the piece.

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Which instruments are used and which families do they belong to? ___________________________

Describe the tone colour of the opening chords of The March Of The Lion.

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Highlight the theme.

What does the theme of the piece convey about the lion? Does it inspire fear? Make you happy or sad? _______________________________________________________________________________

What is the opening dynamic of the theme? _____________________

What does Piu Allegro mean? ____________________________

What key is the piece in? _______________

Are there any notes which are not in the key in the theme excerpt? If so, what are they?

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In the first measure of the second bar, there are two ornamentations denoting how the note should be played. What are they called and how should the note be played?

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When two different notes are connected by a curved line (bar one, measure 1 and 2), how should the notes be played? What is the technique called? __________________________________________________________________________________

What is chromaticism? _____________________________________________________________

Camille Saint-Saens | The Royal March of The Lion Worksheet

Identify chromaticism in the excerpt below.

What type of behaviour do you believe is being depicted?

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