AOS 2 and AOS 3: Set Work Round Up

Question 1

What does "syncopation" mean?

Accepted Answer

Off Beat Rhythms

Question 2

Which technology effect is heard on the word "Lazerbeam" (word painting!)

Accepted Answer

Flanger

Question 3

What are the three ways that the vocalists are presented in Defying Gravity?

Accepted Answer

Solo, Unison and Harmony

Question 4

Which sort of vocalist is used in Music for a While?

Accepted Answer

Soprano

Question 5

Name 3 guitar techniques used by Brian May

Accepted Answer

Vibrato, Pitch Bend, Pull off

Question 6

How often does the key change (modulate) in Defying Gravity?

Accepted Answer

Very often!

Question 7

Which structure is the second part of the Star Wars set work?

Accepted Answer

Through Composed

Question 8

Which recording technique allows Brian May to record 3 guitar parts and perform another?

Accepted Answer

Overdubbing

Question 9

What is a Basso Continuo?

Accepted Answer

Pairing of Keyboard and Cello/Bassoon in Baroque music, Continuous bassline in Baroque music

Question 10

What is the term for harmony that clashes?

Accepted Answer

Dissonant

Question 11

Which two chords are heard in a Perfect Cadence?

Accepted Answer

V - I (5-1)

Question 12

What is the tonality of the Star Wars main theme?

Accepted Answer

Major

Question 13

Which odd combination of instruments appears in the "starry night" section of Star Wars?

Accepted Answer

Celeste and Piccolo

Question 14

What is the structure of Music for a While?

Accepted Answer

Da Capo Aria

Question 15

Which set work is your favourite so far?

Accepted Answer

Star Wars, Killer Queen, Music for a While, Defying Gravity

Question 16

Which instrument plays the main theme (A) in Star Wars?

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

Question 17

What happens to the dynamics in the outro of Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Fade Out

Question 18

What is the tonic key of Defying Gravity?

Accepted Answer

D Major

Question 19

Describe the Word Painting on the word "eternal" in Music for a While

Accepted Answer

Very long melisma

Question 20

What happens to the texture in the introduction of Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Gets thicker. Instruments come in one at a time

Question 21

Which two sorts of instruments are heard working together in the pit band of Defying Gravity?

Accepted Answer

Orchestral and Modern

Question 22

Which term requires the pit band to follow the vocal line in a musical theatre piece?

Accepted Answer

Colla Voce

Question 23

What is tremolo?

Accepted Answer

String technique: Lots of short repeating notes for effect!

Question 24

What is the term for a long or repeated note in the bass?

Accepted Answer

Pedal

Question 25

Which group of instruments plays the Star Wars film music?

Accepted Answer

Orchestra

Question 26

What is the time signature of Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

12/8

Question 27

What is a Leitmotif?

Accepted Answer

A short musical theme which matches a character or idea.

Question 28

What is a Ground bass?

Accepted Answer

Repeating bass line heard throughout the whole piece

Question 29

Which vocal range does Freddie Mercury sing in?

Accepted Answer

Tenor

Question 30

What happens to the texture in the chorus of Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Get&#x27;s thicker

AOS 2 and AOS 3: Set Work Round Up

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AOS 2 and AOS 3: Set Work Round Up

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