Edexcel GCSE Music: Music for a While Revision

Question 1

Choose a suitable Italian term for the tempo of the piece.

Accepted Answer

Lento

Question 2

During which period of music was this piece written?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 3

The ground bass is entirely made up of what rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Quavers

Question 4

Why might the harpsichord part have a narrow register?

Accepted Answer

To avoid the pitches of the vocal line

Question 5

What is this type of song called?

Accepted Answer

Aria

Question 6

The end of the ground bass produces what kind of cadence?

Accepted Answer

Perfect

Question 7

Who was the composer of this piece?

Accepted Answer

Henry Purcell

Question 8

A common chord found in this piece is an E7. This contains what notes?

Accepted Answer

EG#BD

Question 9

From the options below, which of these is NOT a musical ornament?

Accepted Answer

Melisma

Question 10

The vocal line is split into phrases generally how many bars long?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 11

When a minor phrase ends on a minor chord, this is called a?

Accepted Answer

Tierce de Picardie

Question 12

This piece would have originally been written for a soprano.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

On the word "eternal", there is a long melisma. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Word painting

Question 14

What is the time signature of this piece?

Accepted Answer

4/4

Question 15

For how many bars is the introduction?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 16

A perfect cadence consists of which two chords?

Accepted Answer

V --> I

Question 17

The ground bass is two bars long.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 18

The Greek 'Fury' of which this piece is about is called __________

Accepted Answer

Alecto

Question 19

The written harpsichord part is said to be 'realised'. What is it 'realised' from?

Accepted Answer

Bass part + figured bass

Question 20

Which instruments form the basso continuo?

Accepted Answer

Bass viol and harpsichord

Question 21

After the introduction, the structure of the piece can be described as:

Accepted Answer

Ternary Form

Question 22

The harpsichord has two rows of keys. These rows are called?

Accepted Answer

Manuals

Question 23

The main texture of this piece can be described as?

Accepted Answer

Contrapuntal

Question 24

What is the tonality of this piece?

Accepted Answer

A minor

Edexcel GCSE Music: Music for a While Revision

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Edexcel GCSE Music: Music for a While Revision

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