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GCSE Music (EdExcel) Bumper Quiz
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1
Name three instruments that might play from a basso continuo part
Cello
Harpsichord
Organ
Violin
2
What two keys are used in 'Something's Coming'?
C
F
D
E
3
What is a gat?
A rhythmic cycle
A wind instrument
Fixed composition
The first beat
4
Which of the following chord sequence is used in 'Why does my heart feel so bad'?
C G Em Am
Em G C D
Am C Em D
Am Em G D
5
What is the meaning of a small 8 below the treble clef?
Sounds an octave lower than written
Uses a scale of 8 notes
Played by eight players
Sounds an octave higher than written
6
How many different melodic motifs are there in the Handel?
4
5
3
2
7
Which of the following is NOT a traditional folk instrument?
Wulitzer Piano
Fiddle
Uillean Pipes
Bouzouki
8
What is the main difference between a second subject in the recapitulation vs the exposition
Rhythm
Pitch
Key
Dynamic
9
What is a Hauptstimme?
Main theme
Very fast
Countermelody
Tone-colour-melody
10
What is an ostinato?
Repeating pattern
Held note
A canon
A riff
11
Which of the following instruments is most similar to a sitar?
Sarangi
Pakawaj
Esraj
Sarod
12
Yiri is in the equivalent of which major key?
D
D-flat
G
G-flat
13
What is the texture of 'Something's Coming'?
Heterophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
14
Which of the following instrument have frets?
Esraj
Sarod
Sarangi
Sitar
15
What type of trumpet mute did Miles Davis prefer?
Harmon
Herman
Bucket
Wah-wah
16
What is a breakbeat
Beats 1 and 3
Beats 2 and 4
A drum solo
A one bar silence
17
Which instrument creates cross rhythms in the introduction to the Skye Waulking Song?
Fiddle
Hi-hat
Bass drum
Snare
18
When was 'Why does my heart feel so bad' released?
1999
1974
1990
1982
19
Which section does not include the tabla?
Jhalla
Alap
Jhor
Gat
20
What is the form of the Mozart set work?
Binary
Rondo
Sonata Form
Ternary
21
What interval is a tritone?
Diminished 5th
Minor 7th
Perfect 5th
Augmented 4th
22
On which Shakespeare play is West Side Story based?
Henry V
Macbeth
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Romeo & Juliet
23
What is the lower instrument of the brass family?
Tuba
Trumpet
Trombone
Cornet
24
What is a breakdown?
A drum solo
Beats 2 and 4
A one-bar silence
Beats 1 and 3
25
What is the correct name for an ensemble of six musicians?
Hexachord
Hexatonic
Heptet
Sextet
26
What type of cadence ends the Handel chorus?
Perfect
Plagal
Imperfect
Interrupted
27
Mozart develops which subject in the development section?
First
Transition
Second
Third
28
How would you describe the vocal parts in Yiri?
Melismatic
Question & Answer
Call & Response
Syllabic
29
What is a tihai?
A scalic flourish
An instrument
A pattern repeated three times
A pitch bend
30
What is a riff?
A repeating pattern
A bass line
The main melody
A jazz ostinato
31
What is a sample?
Another word for melody
A loop
A sound or clip borrowed from another song
A test recording
32
What musical term best describes the tonality of Peripetie?
Major
Ambiguous
Atonal
Minor
33
Which instrument does NOT feature in the Mozart?
Trombone
Flute
Timpani
Trumpet
34
Give an enharmonic equivalent to a D-flat.
B sharp
C double sharp
C-sharp
B double-sharp
35
Clarinets in B-flat sound...
a semitone higher than written
a semitone lower than written
a tone lower than written
a tone higher than written
36
What are vocables?
Nonsense syllables
Syllables
Wordless singing
Melisma
37
What does chromatic mean?
Uses notes from the key only
Uses notes outside the key
Not clashing
Clashing
38
How does the Mixolydian Mode on G differ from a scale of G major?
Lowered 7th
Raised 7th
Lowered 6th
Raised 6th
39
How many movements are in a standard symphony?
5
3
2
4
40
What is an anacrusis?
A type of musical form
A melody that starts before the beginning of a bar
A girl's name
A type of texture
41
What term is used to describe a piece with no chromatic notes?
Consonant
Dissonant
Diatonic
Homophonic
42
What is the correct name for the right-hand pedal on a piano?
Una corda
Loud
Sostenuto
Sustain
43
What is a cluster chord?
A group of adjacent pitches
A chord made up of more than three notes
A dissonant group of notes
All instruments play a chord
44
What is meant by 'bridge' in a pop song?
A second chorus
A key change
Vocal join between verses
Instrumental interlude
45
What rhythmic device is NOT used in 'Something's Coming'?
Push Rhythms
Hemiola
Triplets
Syncopation
46
What ensemble accompanies 'Something's Coming?
String quartet
Symphony orchestra
Jazz Band
Theatre Band
47
What name can be given to a silence in all parts?
Gentle pause
Great Pause
Gap Please
General Pause
48
What is a backbeat?
A drum solo
A one bar silence
Beats 1 and 3
Beats 2 and 4
49
From what album does 'Why does my heart feel so bad' come?
Club Dance 90
Why does my heart feel so bad
Play
Moby
50
Who co-wrote 'Grace' with Jeff Buckley?
George Lucas
Gary Lucas
Gary Barlow
Lucas Pringle
51
How does the last verse of 'Grace' compare to the others?
Longer
Identical
Shorter
Slower
52
In the Reich, the live guitar plays...
A canon
The bass line
An ostinato
A resultant melody
53
How many times does the 12-bar chorus appear in 'All Blues'?
18
22
20
16
54
Which of the following instruments are NOT percussive?
Pakawaj
Tabla
Bansuri
Cymbals
55
How is music technology used in the Reich?
Panning
EQ
Distortion
Overdubbing
56
How many main beats are there in 12/8 time?
8
4
12
3
57
Give an example of one of the synthesised timbres in 'Why does my heart feel so bad'?
Trumpet
Strings
Vocals
Piano
58
When was 'All Blues' recorded?
1949
1969
1979
1959
59
What is 'Drop D' tuning?
Bass guitar retuned in D major
Lowest string of the guitar tuned to D
Synthesizer transposed into D
Highest string of the guitar tuned to D
60
How do we refer to the texture created when one instrument plays a decorated version of another
Homophony
Polyphony
Heterophony
Monophony
61
What is a meend?
A string instrument
A scalic flourish
A pattern repeated three times
Pitch bend
62
What is it called when a man adopts an unnaturally high singing style?
Falsetto
Stretto
Head Voice
Belting
63
What playing technique does Schoenberg NOT use in Peripetie?
Flutter tonguing
Pizz
Tremolo
Arco
64
What is a tremolo
A held note
A rapidly repeating note
Vibrato
A grace note
65
What is the meaning of 'swung quavers'
First quaver of each pair is shortened
Second quaver of each pair is lengthend
Second quaver of each pair is shortened
First quaver of each pair is lengthend
66
How do African musicians learn their pieces?
Through oral tradition
They are improvised
From a score
Word of mouth
67
What does sostenuto mean?
Sustained
Detached
Loudly
Gently
68
From what, apart from composing, is Jeff Buckley most remembered?
Guitar playing
Synth playing
Dance music
Drumming
69
What do jazz musicians mean by 'the changes'?
Chord sequence
The riff
Changes between solo instruments
Key changes
70
Name an instrument that usually uses the alto C clef.
Cello
Violin
Double Bass
Viola
71
For whom did Reich write 'Electric Counterpoint'?
Pat Griffiths
Pat Butcher
Pat Metheny
Postman Pat
72
Other than the pedal on a piano, what is the other meaning of the term?
A repeated note
A high note
A held note
A low note
73
Which texture does Handel NOT use in 'And the glory of the Lord'?
Monophonic
Contrapuntal
Heterophonic
Homophonic
74
What term best describes the texture of the Reich?
Contrapuntal
Monophonic
Heterophonic
Homophonic
75
What words could be applied to the vocal melody in the Skye Waulking Song?
High range
Pentatonic
Hexatonic
Low range
76
When was Mozart born?
1856
1656
1556
1756
77
What is the form of the Chopin set work?
Ternary
Rondo
Binary
Sonata
78
In the Reich, guitars 1-4 play a...
Canon
Ostinato
Pedal
Round
79
What word best describes the texture of the Chopin?
Homophonic
Monophonic
Heterophonic
Polyphonic
80
Mozart: In what key is the second subject of the Exposition?
g minor
f# minor
Bb major
Eb major
81
What is a tan?
A pattern repeated three times
A pitch bend
An instrument
A scalic flourish
82
On what musical element does rubato have an effect?
Harmony
Tempo
Melody
Dynamics
83
What are ghost notes?
Notes played up an octave
Notes played flat
Grace notes
Notes that are barely played
84
What word best describes the tonality at the beginning of 'Grace'?
Atonal
Major
Ambiguous
Minor
