Question

  One image Smetana attempts to convey in "The Moldau" is        A. moonlight.   B. war.   C. a spinning jenny.   D. a broken-hearted lover.  

Answer 1

The answer is the letter A. moonlight. The Moldau is a symphonic poem, composed by Smetana between 1874 and 1879. This poem tells us the course of this magnificent river: how it is born drop by drop in the high mountains of the Czech Republic and how it is growing little by little as the streams are joined by the mountains. Its purpose is to exalt the virtues, landscapes, stories and legends to describe different landscapes of your country, the Czech Republic. In the work, many instruments participate, which describe the landscape during the course of the river. When the night comes, the water nymphs appear, and that feeling of tranquility in the moonlight, is transmitted in the use of the violins and viola as the main sound.

Answer 2

Answer:

(A) Moonlight.

Explanation:

Smetana composed the Moldau as a lyrical poem concerning the river Moldau that flows through his homeland.  The melody itself is formed in a way that illustrates the pattern and flow of the river.  In its opening, the winds are blowing swiftly back and forth like a pair of small rivers do.  As instruments are layered in, the parts as the rivers join and flow into the large river.  The melody stays as if one is moving down the river and observing a marriage on the shores, seeing mermaids trip in the moonlight, viewing castles and palaces, and then following the river fade.