THE CONCERT OVERTURE

Listen to the recording of Romeo and Juliet Overture, by Tchaikovsky and answer the following questions:
(The recording can be found within the "Media Bank" of McGraw-Hill Connect. Look under "Resources" to locate the Media Bank.)
● What characters or events from Romeo ad Juliet do the primary themes presented in the exposition (first nine minutes) represent? What moods are connected with each character or theme?
● In the coda, Tchaikovsky brilliantly has the love theme and the feud theme fighting each other. Which theme takes over the other, and how does that fit the story of the play?
● If you were going to describe this music to a friend, what would you say?