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IGCSE Music for Year 11 Revision
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1
Which of these is not typical of African music?
Melody most important
Ostinato rhythms combined
Parallel harmony
Voices in 3rds
2
Name the period
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
20th Century
3
Which of these pairs of composers are NOT Romantic?
Beethoven/Haydn
Mussorgsky/Smetana
Tchaikovsky/Liszt
Schubert/Chopin
4
What is the tempo of this extract?
Allegro
Andante
Presto
Adagio
5
Which bird is represented in this extract?
Goldfinch
Cuckoo
Turtle Dove
6
Which of these is the softest dynamic?
Mezzo-forte
Crescendo
Forte
Fortissimo
7
Which part of the sonnet does this section represent?
"His limbs are now awakened...as gnats and flies"
"Soft breezes stir the air..."
"Beneath the blazing sun's relentless heat..."
"...the heavens roar..."
8
Which is NOT a feature of music in the classical period?
Sonata form
Sustain pedal in piano music
Alberti bass in piano music
Melody and accompaniment
9
Which of these is only found in the 20th Century?
Waltz
Musical
Minuet & Trio
Symphony
10
Which movement is this from?
Movement 1
Movement 4
Movement 3
Movement 2
11
Which of these is NOT true about Indian music?
Only small ensembles play
Tabla always plays
Specific raga and tala chosen
Instrument and tabla improvise
12
Which of these are you unlikely to find in music from the Romantic period?
Minuet & Trio
Concerto
Oratorio
Opera
13
Name the period
20th Century
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
14
What is the string technique used in this section?
Sopra il Cantino
Trills
Double stopping
Bariolage
15
Which is NOT a feature of an exposition?
1st part of the sonata
1st subject in the tonic key
2nd subject in the tonic key
2nd subject in the dominant/relative key
16
Which is not found in music from the Romantic period?
Waltz
March
Sonata
Musical
17
Con sordino means?
Played loudly
Played using a bow
Played using a mute
Played quietly
18
Which of these is NOT Chinese?
Erhu
Guzheng
Koto
Sheng
19
What harmonic device is used in the basso continuo in this extract?
Descending Chromatic bassline
Pedal point
Broken chords
Augmented 6ths & Diminished 7th
20
What is the key in this extract?
D minor
C minor
G minor
B flat major
21
What is a concerto?
Orchestra
Ensemble
Solo instrument + piano
Solo instrument + orchestra
22
Which of these instruments does not belong in the woodwind section of an orchestra?
Flute
Bassoon
Saxophone
Cor Anglais
23
Which of these is NOT for solo Romantic piano?
Song
Prelude
Sonata
Waltz
24
Which bird is represented in this extract?
Goldfinch
Turtle Dove
Cuckoo
25
Name the period
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
20th Century
26
Which of these instruments plays a drone?
Tabla
Sarod
Tambura
Sitar
27
Which of these instruments does not belong in the brass section of the orchestra?
Trombone
Trumpet
Saxophone
Tuba
28
One tone higher than an E is?
G flat
F sharp
G
F
29
Which is NOT a feature of the Jhala section of a Raga?
Fixed composition
Improvised
Fast
Tabla plays
30
Which of these is not a feature of Indonesian gamelan?
Instruments enter in section
No variation in tempo
Polyphonic texture
Accompanies dance/puppet movements
31
What device can be heard in this extract?
Ascending sequence
Imitation
Repetition
Descending sequence
32
Which of these is NOT typical of Chinese music?
Free structure
Heterophonic texture
Ornamented melody
Pentatonic scale
33
What is an Indian sarod?
drums
bowed string instrument
flute
plucked string instrument
34
Which period is Handel from?
Baroque
20th Century
Renaissance
Classical
35
Here, 1st vlns play descending broken chords & 2nds play ascending ones. What is this called?
Incoming!
Opposites
Contrary motion
Arpeggios
36
Which is NOT true about Impressionism?
Chromatic, expressive chords
No sense of key
20th Century
Programmatic/descriptive music
37
Disjunct is a smooth melody with no jumps
True
False
38
Which is not typically found in music from the classical period?
Waltz
Concerto
String quartet
Sonata
39
Name the period
Classical
20th Century
Romantic
Baroque
40
Which device can be heard in this extract?
Ascending sequence
Descending sequence
Repetition
Imitation
41
What interesting harmonic feature can be heard in the bass line of this extract?
Broken Chords
Augmented 6ths & Diminished 7ths
Descending Chromatic bassline
Pedal point
42
What device is being used in this extract?
Ascending sequence
Imitation
Descending sequence
Repetition
43
Which bird is represented in this extract?
Goldfinch
Turtle Dove
Cuckoo
44
Which movement is this extract taken from?
Movement 3
Movement 2
Movement 4
Movement 1
45
Which of these is NOT Indonesian?
Metallophones
Gongs & drums
Bonang
Nay
46
Benjamin Britten is of what nationality?
Austrian
American
Polish
English
47
Name the period
Classical
20th Century
Romantic
Baroque
48
Bhangra is a fusion of which two types of music?
African and western music
Indian pop and western music
Indian classical and western music
Indonesian and western music
49
What is a sequence?
Short passage repeated beginning on a lower note
Short passage repeated over and over
Short passage repeated beginning on a higher note
Short passage repeated exactly
50
Name the period
Baroque
20th Century
Romantic
Classical
51
Which musical period is between 1825-1900?
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
20th Century
52
Name the period
Baroque
Classical
20th Century
Romantic
53
Name the period
Baroque
20th Century
Classical
Romantic
54
Polyphonic means...
Two instruments playing the same melody at the same time
Two or more melody's being played at the same time
A melody and an accompaniment
One melody being played with no harmony
55
Which fact about an imperfect cadence is NOT true?
I/II/IV - V
V - I/II/IV
Ends major
Unfinished
56
Which features are NOT typical of an aria?
Solo song
Orchestral accompaniment
Rhythmically free
Some repeated text
57
Name the period
20th Century
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
58
What is the name for Japanese imperial court music?
Goguryeo
Koto
Nagaku
Gagaku
59
Which is NOT a feature of African music?
Emphasis on rhythm
Ornamented melody
Call and response between solo singer and choir
Polyrhythm
60
Which of these is NOT typical of serialism?
12 notes equally used
Variety of textures, tempi, dynamics and instruments
Programme music
Atonality
61
Name the period
Classical
Baroque
20th Century
Romantic
62
Describe the texture in this extract.
Polyphonic
Unison
Homophonic
63
How much higher is the second 4-bar phrase than the first?
sixth higher
fourth higher
fifth higher
third higher
64
Which is NOT a plagal cadence?
Amen
IV - V
Finished
IV - I
65
Which is NOT found in the Baroque period?
Sonata
Opera
Symphony
Concerto
66
Describe the tempo of this extract
Andante
Adagio
Allegro
67
Which of these are NOT Romantic composers?
Rossini
Grieg/Johann Strauss
Brahms
Schoenberg/Britten
68
One semitone higher than C is?
D
D flat
C sharp
B
69
Which is NOT a fact about programme music.
Concert overtures are often good examples of programme music
Symphonies and symphonic poems are good examples
It grew in popularity during the Romantic period
String quartets typically play lots of programme music
70
Which fact is NOT true of a Lied
Romantic
Sonata form
Based on poems
Equal solo voice & piano
