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Wk 9 Revision - 10 Music
Wk 9 Revision - 10 Music
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1
How would you describe the tempo of this piece of music?
Allegro (fast & lively)
Andante (at an easy walking pace)
Presto (very fast)
Lento (slowly)
2
'Secular' music refers to -
Music based on the interval of a major second.
Music that is intended for use in the church.
Music that sounds like it's moving in a circular motion.
Music that is intended for a non-religious audience.
3
Which word refers to a type of 'articulation' in music?
Staccato
Crotchet
Allegro
Forte
4
How would you describe the tempo of this piece of music?
Andante (at an easy walking pace)
Presto (very fast)
Lento (slowly)
Allegro (fast & lively)
5
The language used for writing a motet was:
Latin
French
English
German
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'A Cappella' means...
Performance of a musical work with only instruments.
Performance of a musical work by unaccompanied voices.
Performance of a musical work that has been rehearsed.
Performance of a musical work by voices with instrumental accompaniment.
7
What does the following dynamic symbol mean?
Gradually becoming softer
Gradually becoming louder
Gradually becoming slower
Gradually becoming faster
8
Which baroque compositional technique is evident in the below extract?
Ornamentation
Word Painting
Basso Continuo
Terraced Dynamics
9
Polyphonic texture means that the music...
Has many notes in it.
Has many independent melody lines.
Has a main melody line with chordal accompaniment.
Has a single melody line.
10
What is the tonality of this extract?
C major
G major
C minor
G minor
11
Mass, Motet, and Hymn are...
Secular music from the Renaissance period.
Types of musical textures.
Sacred music from the Renaissance period.
Secular music from the Classical period.
12
How would you describe the tempo of this piece of music?
Allegretto (moderately fast & lively)
Lento (slowly)
Andante (at an easy walking pace)
Presto (very fast)
13
The focus on a simple, pleasing melody was characteristic of which period?
Renaissance
Medieval
Classical
Baroque
14
Which period of music is this extract from?
Baroque
Classical
Renaissance
Medieval
15
The type of musical texture predominantly used by composers in the late Baroque period was:
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
16
When referring to 'melisma', which musical element is being discussed?
Harmony
Timbre
Expressive devices
Tonality
17
Major & minor tonality was invented in which musical period?
Baroque
Renaissance
Classical
Medieval
18
The type of musical texture predominantly used by composers in the Classical period was:
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
Homophonic
19
Which period of music is this extract from?
Baroque
Renaissance
Classical
Medieval
20
What is 'metre' referring to in music?
Volume
Time signature
Speed
Key signature
21
Is this a Madrigal or a Motet?
Motet
Madrigal
22
What is the tonality of this extract?
D minor
D major
G minor
G major
23
The Renaissance madrigal used word painting & unusual harmonies.
False
True
24
Which baroque compositional technique is evident in this extract?
Word Painting
Basso Continuo
Ornamentation
Terraced Dynamics
25
Which word could be used to describe a type of 'timbre' in music?
Shrill
Largo
Fast
Semibreve
26
Is this a Madrigal or a Motet?
Madrigal
Motet
27
In the Renaissance period, instrumental music was more important than vocal music.
True
False
28
Which period of music is this extract from?
Baroque
Renaissance
Medieval
Classical
29
The Barque orchestra mainly consisted of ...
The brass family
The percussion family
The string family
The woodwind family
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Terraced dynamics are characteristic of which musical period?
Classical
Renaissance
Medieval
Baroque
