LV End of Term Mega-Quiz (Lent Term)

Question 1

How should the final chord in the RH of the harpsichord be played?

Accepted Answer

Spread chord

Question 2

What does word painting mean?

Accepted Answer

The music reflects the words

Question 3

Rebel Blockade Runner has a 'space-like' feel, how is this accomplished, musically?

Accepted Answer

Wider ranges in pitches of instruments, Longer note values

Question 4

Other than the voice, a basso continuo is used. What on Earth does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Harpsichord & Bass Viol, Harpsichord & Cello

Question 5

How would the Right Hand of the harpsichord part have be played originally?

Accepted Answer

It would be improvised over a figured bass

Question 6

In the version we are studying, the vocal part is written for a...

Accepted Answer

Soprano

Question 7

An eerie effect is created by the flutes during Rebel Blockade Runner. How is this achieved?

Accepted Answer

A trill

Question 8

How does Killer Queen end?

Accepted Answer

Repeated Eb chord

Question 9

What quality does a rising 4th interval create?

Accepted Answer

A heroic quality

Question 10

Name one key rhythmic feature of the melody

Accepted Answer

Triplets

Question 11

Who wrote Music for a While?

Accepted Answer

Purcell

Question 12

False relations are typical of Baroque music. What is a false relation?

Accepted Answer

When two different forms of the same pitch occur together

Question 13

What is the term given when a musical idea is assigned to a specific character or theme?

Accepted Answer

Leitmotif

Question 14

Which effect was used to colour the phrase 'Lazer Beam'?

Accepted Answer

Flange

Question 15

What key is Killer Queen in?

Accepted Answer

Eb

Question 16

How does the bass part relate to the left hand of the piano part in Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Parts are mostly the same

Question 17

Describe the music for the opening of the Main Title Theme

Accepted Answer

A fanfare

Question 18

How does Purcell maintain interest in MFAW despite using a ground bass?

Accepted Answer

He changes the length of the ground bass, He transposes the ground bass to allow modulation

Question 19

Who wrote the Main Title Theme for Star Wars?

Accepted Answer

John Williams

Question 20

What is the range of the vocal part in the song?

Accepted Answer

A minor 9th

Question 21

In MFAW the chords generally follow this pattern

Accepted Answer

Alternating Root/First Inversions

Question 22

Which percussion instrument is heard in Killer Queen which ISN'T usually found in a drum kit?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Question 23

Which one of these words from the lyrics includes melisma?

Accepted Answer

Wond'ring

Question 24

What key is MFAW written in?

Accepted Answer

Am

Question 25

How do the Beach Boys create the layered vocal texture in Good Vibrations?

Accepted Answer

Multi-tracking, Overdubbing

Question 26

In the melody of MFAW, Purcell generally uses...

Accepted Answer

Falling phrases

Question 27

The metre changes during the march from 4/4 to...

Accepted Answer

3/4

Question 28

How does Williams create an unsettling mood in the LINK from Main Theme to Rebel Blockade theme

Accepted Answer

Chromatic chords

Question 29

Which effect is used to give sound signals the effect of being played in a larger space?

Accepted Answer

Reverb

Question 30

What is unusual about the piano sound in Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

There are two pianos

Question 31

Which two intervals are of particular importance in the Main Theme?

Accepted Answer

4th & 7th

Question 32

Music for a While was written in which period?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 33

The final section of the piece is best described as a...

Accepted Answer

March

Question 34

Which genre(s) MOST influenced Mercury when writing Killer Queen

Accepted Answer

Musical Theatre & Opera

Question 35

Name the interval for this theme from Jaws.

Accepted Answer

A semitone

Question 36

When a chord progression is repeated at a different pitch, we call this...

Accepted Answer

A harmonic sequence

Question 37

How do the dynamics of the B section differ with that of the A section (the fanfare)?

Accepted Answer

They are softer (mf)

Question 38

During bars 53 - 56, the music is built on a neapolitan chord. Which degree of the scale is it?

Accepted Answer

Flattened 2nd

Question 39

In which year was 'Killer Queen' written?

Accepted Answer

1974

Question 40

In bars 11-14 the music is built over a repeated F in the bass. What do we term this as?

Accepted Answer

Dominant Pedal

Question 41

What key is the Main Theme in?

Accepted Answer

Bb major

Question 42

Who wrote 'Killer Queen'?

Accepted Answer

Queen

Question 43

Describe the word-setting of Killer Queen

Accepted Answer

Mostly Syllabic

Question 44

MFAW starts in Am - which key(s) does it modulate to in the B section?

Accepted Answer

G major - C major

Question 45

Why are there no dynamic, tempo or expression markings in the score?

Accepted Answer

Musicians would make their own decisions about the piece.

Question 46

Which composer was most prominent in his use of leitmotif?

Accepted Answer

Wagner

Question 47

Between Chorus 1 & Verse 2, how would you describe the piano part?

Accepted Answer

A vamp

Question 48

Which term is most appropriate to describe the Bb played by the violin during section 1?

Accepted Answer

Inverted tonic pedal

Question 49

What time signature is Killer Queen in?

Accepted Answer

12/8

Question 50

What is the term for a short repeated phrase in rock/pop music?

Accepted Answer

Riff

Question 51

The left hand of the harpsichord part...

Accepted Answer

Is playing the same as the bass viol, is playing the ground bass

Question 52

Describe the structure of the Main Title Theme in Star Wars.

Accepted Answer

Ternary (ABA)

Question 53

For which voice was MFAW originally written?

Accepted Answer

Counter-Tenor

Question 54

Describe the structure of Killer Queen

Accepted Answer

Verse - Chorus

Question 55

How is the guitar solo distinctive in Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Played in 3rds

Question 56

Name two genres that were important in the early development of rock'n'roll.

Accepted Answer

Rhythm and Blues & Country, Blues & Jazz

Question 57

Williams uses quartal harmony in his piece. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Chords built up of 4ths

Question 58

What is the main texture used in Killer Queen?

Accepted Answer

Homophonic

Question 59

How does the 12/8 time signature give Killer Queen its distinctive sound?

Accepted Answer

Swung feel

Question 60

Which of the following is a recognised guitar technique?

Accepted Answer

Hammer-On, Slide

Question 61

MFAW is composed upon a ground bass. What is a ground bass?

Accepted Answer

A repeated bass line

Question 62

Describe the texture in Star Wars Main Theme

Accepted Answer

Homophonic

Question 63

What is the name given to 'rapid alternations between the main note and the note above'?

Accepted Answer

Trill

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