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Year 11 Section A Quiz
Year 11 Section A Quiz
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1
Work songs are...
about hardship and misery, sung to boost morale
about sailing, sung to boost morale
about working, sung to work faster
about holidays, sung when going away
2
Schumann was from...
Germany
Scotland
Spain
Belgium
3
A 'swung rhythm' has...
even quavers
a longer first part of the beat
staccato markings on the second note
a longer second part of the beat
4
Texture in Musicals can be very mixed, but the vocals can be in homophony, which means...
chordal harmony
all on the same part, sometimes in octaves
parts overlap with different lines
solos
5
What does 'Dies Irae' mean?
Days of wrath
Dies Irately
Dies Eternally
Oh the horror
6
What other changes were made to the piano in the Romantic era?
The strings were thinner so they had a lighter sound
The strings were thicker so they had a lower-pitched sound
The strings were thinner so they had an unpleasant sound
The strings were thicker so they had a fuller sound
7
Blues music is a fusion of...
Traditional African Music, Gospel and Work Songs
Traditional American Music, Spirituals and Work Songs
Traditional African Music, Spirituals and Western music
Traditional African Music, Spirituals and Work Songs
8
'Blue notes' are notes outside of the usual major scale
False
True
9
You can make chords sound more 'bluesy' by adding...
a diminished fifth
an augmented 4th
a flattened 7th
a major 7th
10
The history of Blues is not linked to the Transatlantic Slave Trade
False
True
11
Britten was from
Surrey
Suffolk
A seashell
The Sea
12
The Blues scale features these notes of the major scale:
tonic, second, third, fourth, fifth
tonic only
tonic, fourth, fifth and octave
tonic, second, fifth and seventh
13
The harmony in the Requiems of the Romantic era would have been...
Diatonic with some dissonance
Dissonant
Diatonic
Atonal
14
The dynamics in the Romantic era were wide-ranging from ppp to fff
False
True
15
The structure of songs in Musicals is normally...
Song form (verses and choruses)
Hooks
Rondo form
Ideal form
16
Cadenzas are...
Sections for orchestra and soloist
Sections for the soloist
Sections for just the orchestra
Sections for the soloist to show off
17
What language are requiem masses written in?
English
Italian
Roman
Latin
18
The blues scale is:
Tonic, flat 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, natural 5th, flat 7th, octave
Tonic, flat 3rd, 4th, natural 5th, flat 7th, octave
Tonic, 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, natural 5th, flat 7th, octave
Tonic, flat 3rd, flat 5th, natural 5th, flat 7th, octave
19
Musicals can be about...
People and their lives
Real stories, novels or plays
Made-up and bizarre stories
Any of the above and more
20
A common bassline in the Blues is the...
Bopping bass
Walking bass
Talking bass
Dancing bass
21
This piece is called 'Dies Irae', meaning 'days of wrath' - which of these features make this title suitable?
The forte dynamic
The pianissimo dynamic
The peaceful melodies
The fast tempo
22
Texture in Musicals can be very mixed, but the vocals can be polyphonic, which means...
chordal harmony
parts overlap with different lines
solos
all on the same part, sometimes in octaves
23
The harmony in musicals is usually
chromatic
minor
major
diatonic
24
Texture in Musicals can be very mixed, but the vocals can be in unison, which means...
chordal harmony
solos
parts overlap with different lines
all on the same part, sometimes in octaves
25
How had the status of performers and composers changed in the Romantic era?
They were celebrities and could charge more
They could do whatever they wanted all the time and just performed for fun
They were less important and got paid less money
The were famous but still poor
26
Which of these harmonic details were more heavily featured in Romantic era piano music?
Atonal passages
7ths, 9ths, 11ths and 13ths
Chromatic melodies
chords
27
What came before Musicals?
Pop Music
Opera
Rock
Folk songs
28
What is a 'mass'?
A Catholic church service
A service in church
The weight of something
A full texture
29
In a musical, a 'Solo' is where...
A character dances with the chorus and sings
There is no singing
The chorus all sing together
A character expresses their own feelings
30
The voices would usually be arranged...
SAA
TTBB
SATB
SSA
31
Schmann wrote a lot of programmatic (or 'Programe') music, which is...
Music with a story
Music for the night
Music for opera
Music with a nickname
32
How did the piano change in the Romantic era?
The notes were all painted black
The sustain and una corda pedals were added
Nobody could understand it
The frame was made of wood instead of metal
33
What other changes were made to the piano in the Romantic era?
The range increased from 5 octaves to 8
The range increased from 3 octaves to 5
The range increased from 5 octaves to 7
The range increased from 7 octaves to 10
34
Arnold was inspired by...
Seasons
Folk music
West African traditional drumming
Jazz and Bartok
35
What is a 'requiem'?
A mass for the dead
The crowning of a royal
A mass for the wise
A wedding ceremony
36
Spirituals are...
sad songs with complex harmonies
songs with complex harmonies
religious songs with complex harmonies
religious songs
37
Britten was more famous for...
Choral music
Orchestral music
38
Aria(part of opera), it is...
The duet
The part that moves the story on
The part that everyone joins in with
The part where a character sings about how they're feeling
39
A standard chord-progression in the blues is known as the...
16 beat blues
18 bar blues
4 bar blues
12 bar blues
40
The orchestra in the Romantic era was...
Miniscule
Decrepit
Ostentatiously small
Gigantic
41
Piano writing in the Romantic era had the following features
'Bel Canto' song-like melodies
'Bel Miso' thinner textures
'Bel Staccato' spiky melodies
'Bell-like' melodies
42
Arnold was from...
Yorkshire
Cornwall
Hampshire
Worcestershire
43
In a Romantic-era Requiem, the dynamics are...
Peaceful
Dramatic and changing
Very quiet
Always loud
44
Composers in the Romantic era wanted to portray contrasting emotions and ideas
True
False
45
Performers could commission works to be written specifically for them
False
True
46
Composers such as Liszt were known for breaking pianos in concert because they were testing it to its limit!
False
True
47
Chopin was inspired by (and included features of this in his music..,)
Polish dances
British music
French singing
Polish folk songs
48
Chopin was from...
France
Poland
Germany
Russia
49
Texture in Musicals can be very mixed, but the vocals can be monophonic, which means...
all on the same part, sometimes in octaves
solos
parts overlap with different lines
chordal harmony
50
In the Romantic era, Requiems were used to...
Play at funerals
Play before important meetings
Sing to for fun
Play in concerts
51
Recitative (part of opera), it is...
The part that moves the story on
The part that everyone joins in with
The duet
The part where a character sings about how they're feeling
52
In the Romantic era, cadenzas would have been...
Written out by the composer
Any of the above
Improvised by the performer
Improvised by the orchestra
