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For GCSE music students studying for the AQA exam
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Where did the baroque dance suite Minuet originate from?
Spain
Germany
France
England
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Where did the baroque dance suite Gigue originate from?
Spain
England
Germany
France
3
Which of the following is a common feature of the Baroque dance suite Courante?
Melodic leaps
Triplet rhythms
Dotted rhythms
Emphasis on the second beat of the bar
4
What key signature is the baroque dance music Minuet in?
3/2
4/4
6/8
3/4
5
How would you describe the dynamics in Baroque music?
Forte
Terraced dynamics
Lots of crescendos
Piano
6
What is the only instrument found in the percussion section of the baroque orchestra?
Maracas
Bongos
Kettle drums
Drum kit
7
What is the most common type of form of Baroque music?
rondo
popular song form
ternary
binary
8
Which time metre is the baroque dance suite Courante in?
3/4
3/2
4/4
6/8
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Where did the baroque dance suite Allemande originate from?
England
Spain
France
Germany
10
What does polyphonic mean?
It is a brass instrument
it is a dynamic marker
Multiple tunes played at once
Walking speed
11
Which tempo best describes the baroque dance music Minuet?
Fast
Slow
Moderate
Fastest of all the Baroque dance suites
12
Who plays the concertante in a concerto?
The violinists
The cellist and harpsichordist
Tutti
The solois(ts)
13
Which tempo best describes the baroque dance music Gigue?
Fast
Fastest of all the Baroque dance suites
Moderate
Slow
14
What is the musical term fro all instruments in an orchestra playing together?
Together
Andante
Prestissimo
Tutti
15
From which country did the Baroque dance suite Courante originate from?
England
France
Spain
Germany
16
Who leads the baroque orchestra?
The organist
The conductor
The cellist
The harpsichordist
17
What is the type of concerto when a soloist plays with/against an orchestra?
Concerto grosso
Concerto solo
Concerto with solo
Solo concerto
18
What key signature is the baroque dance music Sarabande in?
3/4
3/2
4/4
6/8
19
What does monophonic mean?
one main melody
forte
Melody and accompaniment
tutti
20
Which of these is not a Baroque composer?
Beethoven
Handel
J.S.Bach
Vivaldi
21
Who plays the basso continuo?
Harpsichordist and cellist
Cellist
Harpsichordist and organist
Cellist and violinist
22
In which order are the Baroque concertos usually in?
Slow/fast/slow
Slow/slow/fast
Fast/slow/fast
Fast/fast/slow
23
Which tempo best describes the baroque dance music Allemande?
Moderate
Fast
Slow
Fastest of all the Baroque dance suites
24
Which of the following is a common feature of the Baroque dance suite Sarabande?
Dotted rhythms
Melodic leaps
Triplet rhythms
Emphasis on the second beat of the bar
25
What is the name of the form that means "little return"?
Binary form
Ritornello form
Return form
Episodes
26
What key signature is the baroque dance music Allemande in?
3/2
4/4
6/8
3/4
27
Which tempo best describes the baroque dance music Sarabande?
Slow
Moderate
Fast
Fastest of all the Baroque dance suites
28
What is the type of concerto when a group of people play with/against an orchestra?
Concerto grosso
Concerto solo
Group concerto
Concerto groupo
29
who plays the ripieno in a concerto?
The cellist
the organist
Everyone
The main orchestra
30
What is the base line played in baroque music called?
Base continuo
Basso continuo
Basso
Continuo basso
31
Where did the baroque dance suite Sarabande originate from?
Germany
France
England
Spain
32
What key signature is the baroque dance music Gigue in?
3/4
6/8
4/4
3/2
33
Which of the following is a common feature of the Baroque dance suite Gigue?
Dotted rhythms
Triplet rhythms
Melodic leaps
Emphasis on the second beat of the bar
