GCSE Music Revision Quiz

Question 1

Which interval is mainly used in the Star Wars motifs to make the music sound heroic?

Accepted Answer

Perfect 5th

Question 2

How many sharps are in D major?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 3

Which instruments play the solos in Release?

Accepted Answer

Uilleann Pipes and Whistle

Question 4

Which section does NOT appear in Release?

Accepted Answer

Chorus

Question 5

Which element of jazz is heard in Samba Em Preludio?

Accepted Answer

Extended chords, Blue notes

Question 6

Bossa Nova is the style of which set work?

Accepted Answer

Sambe Em Preludio

Question 7

What effect is applied to word 'laserbeam' in Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Flanger, EQ

Question 8

What can a 4/4 time signature also be called?

Accepted Answer

Simple Quadruple Time

Question 9

Which instruments are the African forces in Release?

Accepted Answer

Kora and Talking Drum

Question 10

What are the sections in Sonata Form?

Accepted Answer

Exposition, Development, Recapitulation

Question 11

What name is given to when a melody begins on a pick-up (before beat 1)?

Accepted Answer

Anacrusis

Question 12

What is quartal harmony?

Accepted Answer

When the chords are built up of 4ths

Question 13

What is the name given to a piece with a group of soloists and orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Concerto Grosso

Question 14

What type of voice is the lead singer in Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Tenor

Question 15

What two styles is Bossa Nova a fusion of?

Accepted Answer

Samba and Jazz

Question 16

What is the structure of Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 (3rd movement)?

Accepted Answer

Ternary Form

Question 17

What name is given to the acoustic sound of a particular room?

Accepted Answer

Reverb

Question 18

What name is given to a group of solo instruments in a Concerto Grosso?

Accepted Answer

Concertino

Question 19

What word is used to describe a texture with one melody line?

Accepted Answer

Monophonic

Question 20

What name is given to the group of bass instruments in a Baroque composition?

Accepted Answer

Continuo, Basso Continuo

Question 21

Which era of music was Music for a While written in?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 22

What key is Pathetique in?

Accepted Answer

C minor

Questions 22