Answer the following about depictions of swans in classical music, for 10 points each.
[10e] The movement “The Swan” from Camille Saint-Saëns’s (“kuh-MEE san-SAWNS’s”) The Carnival of the Animals features a solo for this string instrument, which is pitched below a viola but above a double bass.
ANSWER: cello [or violoncello]
[10m] A swan being roasted on a spit sings a high tenor aria in the section “In the Tavern” of this cantata by Carl Orff, which begins with “O Fortuna.”
ANSWER: Carmina Burana
[10h] This 20th-century German-born composer drew on folk songs for his viola concerto The Swan Turner. This composer’s other works include Ludus Tonalis and the opera Mathis der Maler (“MAH-tiss dare MAH-lur”).
ANSWER: Paul Hindemith
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