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GCSE Music EDEXCEL: Instrumental Music
GCSE Music EDEXCEL: Instrumental Music
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What is a Alberti bass?
A bass with the harmonies indicated with figures not chords
A bass that goes through the notes of a scale
A broken chord or arpeggiated accompaniment
Bass accompaniment in broken octaves
2
What type of work is Brandenburg Concerto?
Concert Overture
Concerto Grosso
Solo Concerto
Concertino
3
Which of these are the approximate dates for the Romantic Period?
1450-1600
1825-1900
1790-1850
1750-1825
4
Harmony means....
How a piece is organised
Pitches of notes
Layers
Chords
5
These occur at the end of musical sentences or sections of music
Octaves
Pauses
Cadences
Dotted notes
6
Structure means....
Chords
How a piece is organised
Layers
Pitches of notes
7
The tempo in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto is...?
Andante
Grave
Allegro
Adagio
8
Tonality means...
The key signature
The time signature
The layers of sound
The chord
9
Which of these instruments is NOT in the Ripieno
Viola
Violin
Cello
Flute
10
Which period of Western Classical music was Beehoven's Sonata in C Minor written in?
Neo-Classical
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
11
Which of these is not used to describe texture?
Imitation
Pentatonic
Stretto
A Capella
12
When was Bach's Brandenburg concerto No. 5 composed?
1921
1621
1821
1721
13
What is the name of the fourth note in the music scale?
Subdominant
Leading note
Tonic
Dominant
14
Which of these is not a typical feature of Baroque music
Use of harpsichord
Alberti Bass
Figured Bass
Ornamentation
15
The second movement in a sonata is usually which speed
very fast
Slow
Moderate
Fast
16
This melody establishes the first theme in Sonata form
Introduction
Exposition
2nd Subject
1st Subject
17
The key of the 2nd subject is ...
E flat Major
E Flat Minor
C Minor
C Major
18
Name this textural feature
Pedal Note
Stretto
Repetition
Sequence
19
What does anacrusis mean?
An upbeat
A single syllable stretched over several notes
Using notes that are not in the key
Melodic ornament either a tone above or below a note
20
Name this Musical device
Pedal Note
Stretto
Sequence
Ostinato
21
Which of these is not related to vocal performances
Tessitura
Falsetto
Arco
Cori Spezzati
22
Rhythm means...
The time signature
Lengths of notes
The key signature
The tempo
23
What is the key of the B section in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5?
B Minor
B Major
D Major
D minor
24
Which is the time signature used in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Simple Quadruple
Compound Triple
Simple Duple
Compound Quadruple
25
Which of these words means a musical conversation between different instrumental parts
Antiphony
Heterophony
Fugue
Polyphony
26
Name this theme
Exposition
Counter-Subject
Subject
Answer
27
What type of Dance is the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 written as.
Gavotte
Waltz
Sonata
Gigue
28
Which two are the main features in the LH of the 1st Subject of Beethoven's Sonata in C Minor?
Pedal
Crotchets
Chromatic
Octave
29
Identify the Section from Beethoven's Sonata in C Minor
3rd Subject
2nd Subject
1st Subject
Introduction
30
What is a concerto Grosso?
Small Group of soloists with an Orchestra
A soloist with an orchestra
Instrumental piece for orchestra
A Large group of soloists with an orchestra
31
A sonata is...
A solo instrumental piece
A piece ONLY written for piano
A piece for soloists and orchestra
A piece for small orchestra
32
This section is where a modulation takes place in Sonata form
Codetta
Introduction
Recapitulation
Transition
33
What does Pathetique mean?
Slow/Stately
Vigorous/Lively
Angry/sad
Emotional/Passionate
34
Identify the section of Beethovens Sonata in C Minor
1st Subject
2nd Subject
3rd Subject
Introduction
35
Which chord is know as V7?
Tonic
Subdominant
Dominant
Dominant 7th
36
Which of these is not a rhythmic feature?
Swung
Syncopation
Triplet
Walking Bass
37
Texture means....
How a piece is organised
Layers
Pitches of notes
Chords
38
Which of these is not a 'Mode' in music :)
Muggate
Dorian
Myxolydian
Aeolian
39
Which of these devices is used in the bass part in Beethoven's 1st Subject.
Sequence
Ostinato
Murky Bass
Ground Bass
40
Name this theme
Counter-Subject
Subject
Answer
Exposition
41
Which of the following describes the structure of Brandenburg concerto No. 5?
Binary
Fugue
Ternary
Concerto
42
Which of the following describes a very short note.
Appogiatura
Trill
Mordent
Acciaccatura
43
What is the key of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5?
B Minor
D Major
B Major
D minor
44
What do you call a flat, sharp or natural sign when in the music but not in the key signature.
Auxilliary Note
Accidental
Acciacatura
Appogiatura
45
What is a Tierce de Picardie?
A surprise major chord at the end of a piece in a minor key
The use of notes that don't belong to the scale
Type of music dissonance that can occur in polyphonic music
A rapid dance normally in compound duple metre
46
In which era was Bach's Brandenburg Concerto composed?
Baroque
Romantic
Neo-Classical
Classical
47
Which of these is NOT a cadence
Syncopated
Perfect
Imperfect
Interrupted
48
What is the tempo of 3rd Movement of Sonata Pathetique?
Moderato
Adagio Cantabile
Allegro
Presto
49
Which of the following describes bowed string playing
Pizzicato
Arco
Continuo
Legato
50
Which of these is NOT a tempo word
Crotchet
Grave
Adagio
Allegro
