GCSE Purcell Music for a While - SAMPLE

What key is the piece mainly in?

What is a melisma?

How many bars long is the ground bass?

What does she have for hair?

What does syllabic mean?

Henry Purcell was alive between when?

Word painting is the technique of

'Music for a While' was written for what?

What is the texture of this piece?

What opera was Purcell best known for composing?

How many times is the word 'drop' repeated in a row?

The piece follows a .................... structure

The play was called Oedipus Rex. What character sings 'Music for a While?'

Who was Purcell's Music Teacher?

What word do we use to describe much of the melody?

Alecto was one of the what in Greek mythology?

Music for a While was written for voice and....?

What is Mr Price's favourite flavour of milkshake?

No one knows how Purcell died. Which of these is a theory that has been suggested?