1. Listen to a complete performance of Beethoven’s «Heroic» Symphony on the internet and share your feelings about

1. Listen to a complete performance of Beethoven’s «Heroic» Symphony on the internet and share your feelings about this music.
2. Find the movie «Alexander Nevsky» (1938) on the internet and compile a list of its musical segments.
3. Write a short essay on the topic «Why is heroic music necessary?»
4. Who directed the movie «Alexander Nevsky»?
— A. Alexandrov
— S. Eisenstein
— A. Rou
— E. Ryazanov
5. Which of Beethoven’s symphonies has the subtitle «Heroic»?
— First
— Third
— Fifth
— Ninth
6. What musical compositions on heroic themes were created by composer A. P. Borodin?
— «The Battle of Kerzhenets»
— Poem «Prometheus»
— Opera «Prince Igor»
— Opera «Ivan Susanin»
— Cantata «Alexander Nevsky»
— «Revolutionary» Etude
— Symphony «Bogatyrskaya»
— Symphony «Heroic»
7. What was the reason for Beethoven’s will in 1802?
— Unrequited love
— Poverty
— Loss of hearing
— Creative failures
8. Create correct pairs by matching the title of the work and the musical genre:
— Poem «Ivan Susanin»
— Cantata «Prometheus»
— Opera «Alexander Nevsky»
9. Which heroic moments from Russian history did Russian composers reflect in their musical works? Create correct pairs:
— Battle with the Teutonic Knights on Lake Chudskoye in 1242 — M. I. Glinka
— Struggle against Polish invaders in 1612 — P. I. Tchaikovsky
— Patriotic War of 1812 — S. S. Prokofiev
10. In which major works can you find these fragments, parts, or episodes? Create correct pairs:
— «The Battle of Kerzhenets» — Cantata «Alexander Nevsky»
— «The Battle on the Ice» — «Heroic» Symphony
— Funeral March — Opera «The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya»
11. Who composed the opera «Ivan Susanin»?
— M. I. Glinka
— P. I. Tchaikovsky
— A. P. Borodin
— N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov
12. What year did the director shoot the artistic film «Alexander Nevsky»?
13. Who composed the music for this film?
— A. N. Scriabin
— S. S. Prokofiev
— D. D. Shostakovich
— S. V. Rachmaninoff
— I. O. Dunaevsky
14. What was the name of the city where Beethoven wrote his will in 1802?
— Bonn
— Vienna
— Heiligenstadt
— Kronstadt
15. The tragic culmination of Beethoven’s «Heroic Symphony» is the second part — the funeral _______. However, the last part of the symphony — _____, sounds victorious and life-affirming.
16. The tragic culmination of the opera «Ivan Susanin» is _____.
— Polish act
— Susanin’s aria
— Chorus «Slava!»