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Mr Shaller's Music GCSE Quiz: Handel
Mr Shaller's Music GCSE Quiz: Handel
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Handel set work quiz for Edexcel GCSE music listening paper.
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1
Who first sings "for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it"?
Altos and Tenors
Tenors and Basses
Sopranos and Altos
Sopranos and Tenors
2
In which period was this piece composed?
Romantic
Baroque
Expressionist
Classical
3
Which instruments will probably play the continuo part in your exam recording?
Viola & organ (possibly harpsichord instead of organ).
Bassoon & pipe organ (possibly harpsichord instead of organ)
Cello & pipe organ (possibly harpsichord instead of organ)
Cello & violin
4
Four bars from the end there is a general pause (bar of silence). What is the tempo after this?
Allegro
Adagio
Presto
Andante
5
What is the key of this piece?
A major
D major
A minor
F major
6
The first section finishes with which cadence before a short string interlude.
Plagal (IV - I)
Imperfect (Something - V)
Perfect (V - I)
Interrupted (V-vi)
7
The second motif "Shall be revealed" is melismatic.
False
True
8
Who first sings "Shall be revealed"?
Basses
(Male) Altos
Sopranos
Tenors
9
The first motif, "And the Glory, the glory of the Lord" is melismatic.
True
False
10
What is the time signature?
4/4
6/8
3/4
12/8
11
In what year was this piece composed?
1763
1751
1715
1741
12
Which of these is
NOT
a feature of Baroque music
Terraced dynamics
Gradual changes in dynamics
Ornamentation
Diatonic harmony
13
What is the marked tempo (except for the last four bars)?
Allegro
Andante
Adagio
Largo
14
What is the name of the short string passage at the start of the piece?
Exposition
Ritornello
Introduction
First Subject
15
The fourth motif "For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it" is syllabic.
False
True
16
To which two keys does the piece modulate?
D major & E major (subdominant & dominant)
E major & F# minor (dominant & relative minor)
D major & F# minor (subdominant & relative minor)
E major & B major (dominant & supertonic)
17
Which of the textures below can
NOT
be found in this piece?
Homophonic
Heterophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
18
How would you describe the harmony in this piece?
Chromatic
Nondiatonic
Diatonic
Atonal
19
Who first sings "And the glory, the glory of the Lord"?
Tenors
(Male) Altos
Sopranos
Basses
20
What is the final cadence in the last three bars?
Imperfect (anything - V)
Perfect (V - I)
Plagal (IV - I)
Interrupted (V - vi)
21
This piece is taken from a work that is similar to a musical opera. What is this type of work?
Operetta
Choral anthem
Singspiel
Oratorio
22
Who first sings "And all flesh shall see it together"?
Basses
(Male) Altos
Sopranos
Tenors
23
The third motif "And all flesh shall see it together" is syllabic.
False
True
