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Y11 GCSE Music Revision
Y11 GCSE Music Revision
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1
What is a 'concerto grosso'
A piece for solo instrument
A piece for a group of soloists accompanied by an orchestra
Chamber music to be performed in a house
A piece for solo instrumenta accompanied by an orchestra
2
The third movement of Brandenburg Concerto is in 2/4, however the use of triplets gives it a feeling of what metre?
Compound duple
Simple triple
Compound triple
Simple duple
3
What is this an example of?
Walking bass
All of the above
Figured bass
Ground bass
4
What is quartal harmony?
A chord with four notes
A chord made up of stacked fourths
A chord that is repeated four time
Four different chords in a sequence
5
What is the key of the music at the start of Star Wars?
F Major
Bb Major
C Minor
A Major
6
This word means 'at a walking pace'
Presto
Rubato
Allegro
Andante
7
Which effect was used to colour the phrase 'Laser Beam'?
Flanger
Chorus
Echo
Distortion
8
When was Killer Queen released?
1969
1974
1979
1964
9
Which of the following statements is true of the exposition?
The exposition includes two subjects - the second is in a different key
The exposition states and develops one subject
The exposition stays in one key
10
These are all examples of which type of chords?
Seventh chord
Chromatic chord
Modified chord
Extended chord
11
When music emphasises the off-beat it is called what?
Syncopation
Dotted Rhythm
Hemiola
Cross Rhythm
12
Describe the texture of the choral singing at the end of Defying Gravity
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Antiphonal
13
What interval leaps are a constant and significant feature of Defying Gravity?
Fourth
Third
Sixth
Fifth
14
What is the time signature for this extract
3/4
6/2
3/2
4/4
15
The main theme for 'Star Wars' features which intervals?
3rds and 4ths
4ths and 5ths
2nds and 3rds
3rds and 6ths
16
What ornament do we hear in the second subject?
Trill
Appogiatura
Acciaccatura
Mordent
17
What instrument can be heard playing a solo in this section?
Piccolo
Flute
Violin
Oboe
18
The accompaniment of the Main Title melody is which texture?
Heterophonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
Poloyphonic
19
What is 'incidental' music
Music written for an interval
Music to be performed within a play
Music written to tell a story
Music written for a special occasion
20
Which of the following musical devices helps to establish a heroic and exciting opening?
Pedal note
Ostinato
Quartal harmony
Fanfare
21
What texture do we see at the end of the B section?
Ritornello
Episode
Stretto
Ternary
22
The main tonality of Killer Queen is...
C Minor
B Flat Major
F Major
E Flat Major
23
On which words do we hear 'word painting?'
'All'
'Wondering'
'Music'
'Beguile'
24
What feature do we see in the left hand of the first subject?
Dominant Preparation
Sequence
Pedal
Murky Bass
25
What does 'Samba Em Preludio' mean?
the national dance of Brazil
a fusion between jazz and Brazilian samba
a samba in the form of a prelude in an improvised style
our GCSE setwork
26
What compositional technique do we hear in this extract?
Cross rhythms
Diminution
Syncopation
Augmentation
27
What is functional harmony?
Harmony that uses related keys
Harmony that modulates throughout
Harmony that uses secondary triads
Harmony that features the tonic and dominant chords
28
What is a
sequence
in music?
A melodic idea or phrase which is repeated a note lower or higher
A melodic idea or phrase which imitates another
A melodic idea or phrase which is constantly repeated
A melodic idea or phrase that features many leaps
29
What additional percussion instrument can be heard in 'Defying Gravity'?
Tubular Bells
Gong
Glockenspiel
Chime
30
What is a basso continuo?
A walking bass
A continuous bass line
A figured bass
An accompanying part that includes a bass line and harmonies
31
What cadence do we hear leading into the chorus?
Interrupted Cadence
Perfect Cadence
Imperfect Cadence
Plagal Cadence
32
What musical device do we hear in the introduction of
Defying Gravity
?
Stab chords
Distorted Guitar
Syncopation
Cross-rhythm
33
What key is Samba Em Preludio in?
A minor
C major
B minor
Eb major
34
What harmonic device is featured during the final 'March' section of Star Wars?
Harmonic sequence
Tonic pedal
Suspension
Cycle of 5ths
35
What is the name of this ornament?
Turn
Acciaccatura
Mordent
Appoggiatura
36
The main melodic motif in a fugue is called the what?
Counter-subject
Subject
Episode
Exposition
37
What is the metre of Killer Queen?
12/8
12/4
4/4
6/8
38
What is a key feature of jazz found in this piece?
Use of guitar
Improvisation
Lyrical melody
Homophonic texture
39
What is a key feature of the vocal melody?
Pentatonic scale
All of the above
Moday
Descending
40
In
Defying Gravity,
we see this musical device used in the chorus. What is it called?
Sequence
Syncopation
Ostinato
Walking bass
41
The B section of the Brandenburg starts in the relative minor key. Which key is it?
G minor
B minor
F minor
A minot
42
What is the term for a melody that moves in a stepwise motion?
Conjunct
Disjunct
Sequence
Syllabic
43
What string technique do you hear in this extract?
Col legno
Pizzicato
Tremolo
Con sordino
44
What texture do we hear in the harpsichord solo part?
Homophonic
Contrapuntal
Heterophonic
Monophonic
45
'Release' is in the key of C minor
True
False
46
Which compositional device do we hear at the start and throughout Release?
Drone
Vocal Solo
Drum Loop
Ostinato
47
Which of the following sections is heard last in a piece written in sonata form?
Exposition
Development
Transition
Recapitulation
48
In what year was Music for a While written?
1692
1652
1792
1672
49
What is the tempo of the opening?
Adagio
Andante
Allegro
Grave
50
What does 'pathetique' mean?
Slow/Stately
Emotional/Passionate
Angry/sad
Vigorous/Lively
51
How did the piano develop in the Romantic period?
More keys, heavier wood, felt hammers
Felt on hammers, metal frames,
Better wood, leather hammers, more keys
More keys, felt hammers, metal frames, better pedals
52
What string technique do we hear in the fiddle part?
Tremolo
Double stopping
Harmonics
Pizzicato
53
Which vocal technique is used on the word 'Queen' in the chorus of Killer Queen?
Vibrato
Portamento
Trill
Panning
54
Which repeated interval is heard in the
Rebel Blockade Runner
leitmotif?
Minor Third
Fourth
Fifth
Major third
55
Name the instruments that you hear in order:
Harpsichord, violin, flute
Flute, violin, harpsichord
Violin, harpsichord, flute
Violin, flute, harpsichord
56
What rhythmic device is this an example of?
Syncopation
Hemiola
Triplet
Cross Rhythm
57
What is a feature of the
ground bass
in Music for a While
Descending sequence
Imitation
Conjunct
Ascending Sequence
58
What rhythmic feature is found frequently throughout this Star Wars?
Cross-rhythms
Swing rhythms
Triplets
Syncopation
59
What instrument can you hear in this extract?
Uilleann pipes
Kora
Fiddle
Hurdy gurdy
60
Which guitar techniques are used in Killer Queen?
glissando, tremolo and col legno
pizzicato and glissando
pitch bends, slides, pull-offs and vibrato
distortion
