Edexcel Music GCSE - Revisit, Recap and Revise

A sustained note, usually in the bass part.

Which chord progression does NOT create an imperfect cadence?

Prolonging a note to create a dissonance with the next chord.

The word literally means 'many sounds'.

J S Bach wrote music in which era?

Referring to a musical texture comprising of a single line which can be sung or played by several people.

Notes belonging to the key of the piece are?

Which two instruments normally create a Basso Continuo?

This texture comprises of a melody part and an accompaniment.

Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata was written in the Classical era.

Chords making up an interrupted cadence are?

An accompaniment of the Classical era made up of broken chords is an Alberti Bass.

Ternary Form is … ?

A Diminished 7th chord is made up soley of major thirds.

What key is Piano Sonata No.8 written in?

Sonata Form

Which word does not refer to a type of bassline or accompaniment?

The exposition, development and recapitulation all belong to …?

A figured bass is a type of musical shorthand for the keyboard.

The repetition of a musical phrase at a higher or lower pitch than the original.