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Bach - Brandenburg No. 5
Bach - Brandenburg No. 5
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Summary Quiz for Edexcel GCSE Music- Bach Brandenburg No. 5
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What key is section A in?
D minor
D major
G major
B minor
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Which two of these rhythmic features can be found in the piece?
Cross Rhythms
Syncopation
Dotted Rhythms
Triplets
3
What tempo is best suited to the Brandenburg Concerto No 5?
Largo
Andante
Allegro
Moderato
4
What key does section B modulate to?
G major
D major
D minor
B minor
5
Section A is from bars....
1 - 79
1 - 81
1 - 78
1 - 80
6
How many Brandenburg concertos did Bach compose?
3
6
5
4
7
Which Baroque texture does the piece use?
Call and Response
Prelude
Fugue
Heterophony
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What is typical of a Concerto Grosso?
There is only one solo instrument
The soloist is a singer
There are no solo instruments
There are a group of solo instruments
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What type of Baroque piece is this?
Symphony
Solo Concerto
Sonata
Concerto Grosso
10
The piece begins with monophony. What is this?
Melody and accompaniment
Question and answer
A solo melody
Interweaving melodies
11
Which instruments are you likely to find playing the basso continuo?
Flute
Harpsichord
Double Bass/Cello
Violin
12
The stepwise passages played in the melody can be described as...
Scalic
Virtuoso
Disjunct
Arpeggio
13
What us the name given to the short-hand system that the harpsichord reads?
Figured Bass
Roman Numerals
Chord Symols
Lead Sheet
14
This piece would have been played by a master performer, called a....
Conductor
Player
Virtuoso
Professional
15
How many bars are there usually between the subject and the answer?
8
2
6
4
16
What was the role of the harpsichordist in this piece?
Part of the continuo
Realising the harmonies
Taking a solo part
Directing the ensemble
17
What is the role of the harpsichord in the piece?
To perform as a soloist
To perform as part of the continuo
To direct the ensemble
All of the above
18
What is a sequence?
A short melodic idea repeated at a higher or lower pitch.
Copying another part
Repeating notes
Playing the melody backwards
19
Which common Baroque musical device is used in this piece?
Counter-Subject
Suspension
Sequence
Pedals
20
The dynamics of section B are....
Piano
Pianissimo
Fortissimo
Forte
21
What is affection?
Where the piece only portrays one particular mood.
Where you become so involved in the music you cry.
A boring piece.
Where the piece portrays a number of different moods.
22
The majority of this piece's texture can be described as....
Homophonic
Contrapuntal
Monophonic
Polyphonic
23
What is ternary form?
AB
AABAC
ABA
ABACA
24
Section B is from bars....
79 - 234
79 - 232
79 - 233
79 - 235
25
Section A (copy) is from bars....
233 - 312
233 - 311
233 - 313
233 - 310
26
A Basso Continuo is....
A repeated rhythm that never changes
A counter-melody played by the Cello
A bass line played up the octave
A repeated pattern of low pitched notes
27
The movements of a concerto grosso are usually...
Slow - Slow - Fast
Slow - Fast - Slow
Fast - Fast - Slow
Fast - Slow - Fast
28
What is stretto?
Where the melodies copy each other exactly
Another word for countermelody
Where entries of the melody interrupt each other
A solo passage
29
Why must the harpsichord add trills to notes equal to / greater than a minim?
To add unnecessary ornamentation to show off
To extend the sound or it will die out quickly
To create a more complex melody and texture
It is written on the score
30
Which period of music is the piece from?
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
20th Century
31
The solo group of instruments playing within a concerto is called....
Accompaniment
Concertino
Virtuoso Section
Soloist
32
The piece is a baroque dance, which type?
Gigue
Sarabande
Gavotte
Minuet
33
A 'punctuation' in the music is commonly known as a.....
Structure Shift
Ornamentation
Cadence
Change in Texture
34
The accompaniment section of a concerto is called the
Concertino
Chamber Section
Ripieno
Orchestra
35
Which is another famous Baroque composer?
Holst
Vivaldi
Beethoven
Chopin
36
What is the structure of this movement?
Binary Form (AB)
Ternary Form (ABA)
Rondo Form (ABACA)
Through Composed (ABCDE)
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What is the definition of Terraced Dynamics?
Where you pile dynamics on top of each other.
Where you play without dynamics.
Where you follow the dynamics on the score.
Where dynamics are changed by adding/reducing instruments.
