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IGCSE Music for Year 11 Revision
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1
Describe the texture in this extract.
Unison
Homophonic
Polyphonic
2
Name the period
20th Century
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
3
Which of these is the softest dynamic?
Mezzo-forte
Crescendo
Fortissimo
Forte
4
Which of these is NOT true about Indian music?
Instrument and tabla improvise
Only small ensembles play
Specific raga and tala chosen
Tabla always plays
5
Which is NOT a feature of African music?
Ornamented melody
Call and response between solo singer and choir
Polyrhythm
Emphasis on rhythm
6
Describe the tempo of this extract
Allegro
Andante
Adagio
7
What is the name for Japanese imperial court music?
Koto
Nagaku
Gagaku
Goguryeo
8
Name the period
20th Century
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
9
What is a concerto?
Solo instrument + piano
Ensemble
Orchestra
Solo instrument + orchestra
10
Which of these are NOT Romantic composers?
Brahms
Rossini
Grieg/Johann Strauss
Schoenberg/Britten
11
Which of these instruments does not belong in the brass section of the orchestra?
Saxophone
Trombone
Tuba
Trumpet
12
Which is NOT a feature of the Jhala section of a Raga?
Fast
Tabla plays
Improvised
Fixed composition
13
Which is NOT true about Impressionism?
20th Century
Programmatic/descriptive music
Chromatic, expressive chords
No sense of key
14
What device can be heard in this extract?
Imitation
Descending sequence
Repetition
Ascending sequence
15
Con sordino means?
Played quietly
Played using a bow
Played using a mute
Played loudly
16
What is the tempo of this extract?
Adagio
Presto
Allegro
Andante
17
Which of these is not a feature of Indonesian gamelan?
Accompanies dance/puppet movements
Instruments enter in section
No variation in tempo
Polyphonic texture
18
Which of these pairs of composers are NOT Romantic?
Mussorgsky/Smetana
Beethoven/Haydn
Schubert/Chopin
Tchaikovsky/Liszt
19
Name the period
20th Century
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
20
What is an Indian sarod?
flute
drums
bowed string instrument
plucked string instrument
21
Which of these is only found in the 20th Century?
Musical
Minuet & Trio
Waltz
Symphony
22
Which of these instruments plays a drone?
Sitar
Tambura
Tabla
Sarod
23
What harmonic device is used in the basso continuo in this extract?
Descending Chromatic bassline
Broken chords
Augmented 6ths & Diminished 7th
Pedal point
24
Which features are NOT typical of an aria?
Rhythmically free
Some repeated text
Orchestral accompaniment
Solo song
25
Disjunct is a smooth melody with no jumps
True
False
26
Which is NOT a feature of an exposition?
2nd subject in the tonic key
1st part of the sonata
1st subject in the tonic key
2nd subject in the dominant/relative key
27
Which of these is not typical of African music?
Melody most important
Ostinato rhythms combined
Voices in 3rds
Parallel harmony
28
What device is being used in this extract?
Descending sequence
Imitation
Repetition
Ascending sequence
29
Which is NOT a feature of music in the classical period?
Sonata form
Alberti bass in piano music
Melody and accompaniment
Sustain pedal in piano music
30
Which is NOT found in the Baroque period?
Symphony
Concerto
Sonata
Opera
31
Which of these instruments does not belong in the woodwind section of an orchestra?
Cor Anglais
Flute
Saxophone
Bassoon
32
Which of these is NOT for solo Romantic piano?
Sonata
Song
Waltz
Prelude
33
Which of these are you unlikely to find in music from the Romantic period?
Oratorio
Minuet & Trio
Concerto
Opera
34
Name the period
20th Century
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
35
What is a sequence?
Short passage repeated beginning on a higher note
Short passage repeated beginning on a lower note
Short passage repeated exactly
Short passage repeated over and over
36
Name the period
20th Century
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
37
One semitone higher than C is?
C sharp
D
B
D flat
38
Which is NOT a fact about programme music.
It grew in popularity during the Romantic period
Concert overtures are often good examples of programme music
Symphonies and symphonic poems are good examples
String quartets typically play lots of programme music
39
Name the period
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
20th Century
40
Name the period
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
20th Century
41
Polyphonic means...
One melody being played with no harmony
Two or more melody's being played at the same time
A melody and an accompaniment
Two instruments playing the same melody at the same time
42
Name the period
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
20th Century
43
What interesting harmonic feature can be heard in the bass line of this extract?
Descending Chromatic bassline
Pedal point
Broken Chords
Augmented 6ths & Diminished 7ths
44
Name the period
20th Century
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
45
Which of these is NOT Chinese?
Sheng
Koto
Guzheng
Erhu
46
Which of these is NOT Indonesian?
Nay
Metallophones
Bonang
Gongs & drums
47
What is the string technique used in this section?
Double stopping
Sopra il Cantino
Trills
Bariolage
48
Which device can be heard in this extract?
Repetition
Descending sequence
Imitation
Ascending sequence
49
Which musical period is between 1825-1900?
Romantic
Classical
20th Century
Baroque
50
Name the period
Classical
20th Century
Romantic
Baroque
51
One tone higher than an E is?
F sharp
G
F
G flat
52
Which period is Handel from?
Baroque
Renaissance
20th Century
Classical
53
Which is not found in music from the Romantic period?
Waltz
March
Musical
Sonata
54
Which fact about an imperfect cadence is NOT true?
Ends major
V - I/II/IV
I/II/IV - V
Unfinished
55
Which is NOT a plagal cadence?
Amen
IV - I
IV - V
Finished
56
Here, 1st vlns play descending broken chords & 2nds play ascending ones. What is this called?
Opposites
Incoming!
Contrary motion
Arpeggios
57
What is the key in this extract?
B flat major
G minor
C minor
D minor
58
Which of these is NOT typical of Chinese music?
Free structure
Ornamented melody
Heterophonic texture
Pentatonic scale
59
Which is not typically found in music from the classical period?
Concerto
String quartet
Waltz
Sonata
60
Bhangra is a fusion of which two types of music?
African and western music
Indian pop and western music
Indian classical and western music
Indonesian and western music
