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The Duchess
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#Music #ALevel #2016 #TheDuchess #RachelPortman
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1
Which cue features an 'oom-cha-cha' accompaniment in 6/8, creating a lively, waltz-like idea?
The Duchess (Opening)
The Duchess (End Titles)
Six Years Later
Mistake of your life
2
Which of these does NOT describe the melody?
Often stepwise or triadic
Sequence used frequently to extend an idea
Built from 2/4/8 bar units, predictable & clear endings.
Chromatic, angular melodies
3
Describe the ostinato heard in The Duchess (Opening)
Syncopated, semitone intervals
Quavers, perfect 5ths and 4ths
Triplets, arpeggio pattern
Crotchets, Single pitch
4
Which of the following best describes the texture of this excerpt? (Mistake of your life)
Slow triple time, metre unclear
Minor 9th & 11th chords
G Minor, dissonance
Pedal and Ostinato
5
What type of chord does 'Mistake of your life' end on?
Diminished 7th
Chord I in Second Inversion
Hitchcock Chord
Chord I in root position
6
In what century is the film set?
20th
17th
18th
19th
7
Which instruments play most of the melodic material?
Strings
Harp
Woodwind
Timpani
8
Which cue opens with a tonic pedal beneath rocking quavers playing in 2nds and 3rds above?
Duchess (Opening)
Mistake of Your Life
Six Years Later
Never See Your Children Again
9
What texture is used throughout?
Heterophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
10
Which movement is this?
Never See Your Children Again
Six Years Later
The Duchess (Opening)
Mistake of Your Life
11
And during what musical era?
Baroque
Classical
Renaissance
Romantic
12
Which brass instruments ARE included in the score?
Horns and Trumpets
Horns and Trombones
Trumpets and Trombones
Trumpets and Tubas
13
What features of non-functional harmony are heard?
Few conventional cadences
Small number of chords used
Harmonic sequence
Parallel 7th chords
14
Which 'non-harmony' note/decoration is a feature of many of the melodies?
Trill
Auxiliary Note
Echappee
Mordent
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Which of these does NOT describe the tonality of the music?
Largely diatonic (apart from modal inflections)
Flattened 7ths give the music a modal character
Modulation within movements is rare
Frequent modulations to related keys
