Mozart: Which best describes the tonality at the start of the extract?

Major, with some chromatic notes

Schoenberg: Give a musical reason why you dislike this piece of music.

large range of instruments used, Clashing melodies, extreme dynamics

Chopin: Describe the dynamics of this extract

Diminuendo at the beginning, Ends very quietly

Handel: What are the lyrics of 3rd motif/idea?

And all flesh shall see it together

Chopin: Describe the Texture of this extract

Mostly melody and accompaniment

Mozart: What is the device imitation?

a melody in one part is repeated later in a different part

Schoenberg: Which way is the texture used in this extract?

Full Orchestra plays a loud chord, towards the end, Thin/sparse texture

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GCSE music revision for edexcel. Including all set works with listing and appraising questions as would be seen on the test.

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1
Mozart: Which best describes the tonality at the start of the extract?
Major thoughtout
Major, with some chromatic notes
Minor, with some chromatic notes
Minor throughout
2
Schoenberg: What is the melodic device that is used between instruments?
Klangmightbenmelody
Klangwillbemelody
Klanghavebenmelody
Klangfarbenmelody
3
All blues: What is the tempo described as?
Molto allegro
Allegro assai
Allegro
Jazz waltz
4
Schoenberg: Name 1 other expressionist composer
Bach
Ed sheeran
Webern
Mozart
5
Schoenberg: Give a musical reason why you dislike this piece of music.
large range of instruments used
Clashing melodies
Because i don't
extreme dynamics
6
All blues: What two chords are 7^#9th chords?
C7#9 + Eb7#9
F7#9 + Eb7#9
A7#9 + Eb7#9
D7#9 + Eb7#9
7
Schoenberg: Name the instrument that plays the opening eight-note solo?
Clarinet
flute
cello
guitar
8
All blues: Describe the dynamics at the end of the extract
crescendos
Empty choice
doesn't change
fades out
9
Handel: What is the time signature?
4/4
3/4
8/12
2/3
10
Handel: Which voice sings the first vocal entry in the extract?
Soprano
Bass
Alto
Tenor
11
Chopin - Raindrop Prelude
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
12
All Blues: The head is characterised by a rising interval. What is this interval?
5th
3rd
An octave
6th
13
Schoenberg: What is the key of the piece?
A minor
G major
Atonal
E minor
14
Mozart: What is the key of the 2nd subject?
G major
G minor
Bb Major
B minor
15
Handel: Which chorus is "And the glory of the lord"?
3rd
2nd
1st
4th
16
Handel: What kind of large scale piece is "And the glory of the lord" from?
Musical
Cantata
Oratorio
Opera
17
All blues: What kind of structure does All Blues use?
Rondo
Ternary
Head arrangement
free form
18
Schoenberg: what term is used to describe a group of 6 notes?
Dominant seventh chord
Diminished chord
Augmented chord
Hexachord
19
Handel: What plays the basso continuo?
Cello & violin
Cello & viola
Cello & Organ
Cello & flute
20
All blues: Which frontline instruments plays the accompanying riff?
Paino
Alto & tenor saxophone
Trumpet
Trumpet & tenor saxophone
21
Mozart: What is the texture in the last eight bats of the extract?
Polyphonic
Homophonic
monophonic
Contrapuntal
22
Chopin: Describe the dynamics of this extract
Diminuendo at the beginning
Ends very quietly
Crescendo at beginning
Loud at end
23
Chopin: What section of the piece is the extract from?
Codetta
Section A
Section B
24
Schoenberg: What word can be used to describe the played hexachord?
Dissonant
Consonant
Pentatonic
Pianissimo
25
Mozart: At the end of the extract which instruments play a falling scale?
Oboes & bassons
Just oboes
Flutes & bassons
Flutes & oboes
26
Handel: Which 2 voices sing 'For the mouth of the lord has spoken it'?
Alto and Soprano
Tenor and bass
Alto and bass
Soprano and bass
27
Handel: What note is the pedal note in motif 4?
C major
G minor
D
A
28
All blues: What part of the drum kit is introduced at the end of the extract?
Ride cymbal
Crash cymbal
Snare drum
Bass drum
29
Handel:What is the tempo?
Molto Allegro
Allegro assai
Allegro
Andante
30
Handel: What are the lyrics of 3rd motif/idea?
The lord have spoken it
And all flesh shall see it together
Shall be revealed
And the glory if the lord
31
Chopin: What does the symbol indicate that the pianist should do
Soft pedal
Play keys harsher
Press the sustain pedal
Smash the piano up
32
All blues: What is the melody called?
Outro
Intro
Solo
The head
33
All blues: Which chord is the subdominant chord in the 12 bar blues?
I7
5(V)
4 (IV)
V7#9
34
All Blues: The last chord is an added ______ chord?
6th
4th
5th
3rd
35
Chopin: Describe the Texture of this extract
Mostly melody and accompaniment
Polyphonic
Contrapuntal
Monophonic
36
Mozart: What is the device imitation?
a note ornament such as the acciaccatura or appoggiatura.
a pattern of notes which goes up or down
a melody in one part is repeated later in a different part
37
Schoenberg: Which way is the texture used in this extract?
Loud at beginning
Full Orchestra plays a loud chord, towards the end
Think texture throughout
Thin/sparse texture
38
Handel: Which vocal part sings the opening two bars?
Tenor
Soprano
bass
Alto
39
Chopin: Which section of the piece is the extract taken from?
Coda
Section A
Empty choice
Section B
40
All blues: How many solos are there?
4
6
8
2
41
Handel: What is the texture of the opening 2 bars?
Homophonic then polyphonic
Mono and homophonic
Contrapuntal
Monophonic
42
Schoenberg: Which way is the dynamics used in this extract?
Gets louder/Crescendos
Dynamics same throughout
ppp Throughout
starts loud fff
43
Mozart: What cadence does the movement end in?
Interrupted
Playgal
Perfect
Imperfect
44
All Blues: What is the time signature?
4/4
6/4
3/4
8/4
45
All blues: How is the timbre of the trumpet used in this extract?
Empty choice
Enhanced
Muted
doesn't change
46
All blues: How long does the Alto sax solo last?
4 choruses
a chorus
2 Verses
2 choruses
47
All blues: Jazz players refer to chord progressions as _____?
Modulations
Changes
Switches
Shifts
48
Schoenberg: Name the solo instrument that enters towards the end of the string melody?
Bassoon
cello
Flute
Trumpet
49
All Blues: Which section is the piano in?
Back
Middle
Rhythm
Frontline
50
Handel: Where is the term libretto taken from?
Dictionary
Wikipedia
Declaration of independence
The bible
51
Schoenberg: What is meant by the term Hauptstimme?
Incoming part
Principal Part
accompaniment
Surrounding parts
52
All blues: What are the 2 sections of the band?
Frontline and beat
Frontline and sideline
Frontline and back
Frontline and rhythm
53
Chopin: What is the tonality of the extract?
Pentatonic
Modal
Minor
Major
54
Schoenberg: name the instrument that plays the sustained passage at the start of this extract?
Oboe
Horns
bassoon
Flute
55
Mozart: At the start of the extract, name one of the woodwind instruments which play the motif?
Flute
Oboe
Uilleann pipes
Clarinet
56
Handel: What period was it composed in?
classic
Romantic
Baroque
Medieval
57
Mozart: The music in the coda is based on which theme?
3rd subject
1st subject
2nd subject
4th subject
58
Schoenberg: How do the last four notes of this solo relate to the first four notes?
Same octave
Opening intervals different
Same opening interval
An octave lower
59
Schoenberg: What is the structure of this piece?
Free rondo
Tenary
ABACA
ABAC
60
Schoenberg: Name the solo wind instrument that enters immediately after this opening passage?
Clarinet
Flue
Bassoon
Oboe
61
Handel: What does libretto mea
Single phrases
Short vocal from a large piece
ongoing vocals
The text of a long vocal work
62
Mozart: What key is the cadence in?
B major
G minor
A minor
B minor
63
Schoenberg: What instruments mainly play the principal melody?
Flute, bassoon, Oboe
Piano, Trumpet, Trombone
Horns, Flute, fiddle
Horns, Clarinets, Cellos
64
Handel: What are the two main textures used?
Homophonic and contrapuntal
Mono and homophonic
Mono and Polyphonic
Poly and Homophonic
65
All blues: What solo instrument is heard in this extract?
Paino
Trumpet
Alto saxophone
tenor saxophone
66
Handel: What is this oratorio called?
The Messiah
Serenatas
Concerti
Sdes
67
Schoenberg: What are the typical features of expressionist music?
layering
Lots of dissonance
Syncopation
klangfarbenmelody
68
All Blues: G major with a blue note is the same as what mode?
Aeolian mode
lydian mode
Dorian mode
Mixolydian mode
69
Chopin: Which hand plays the melody?
Right
Left
70
Chopin: What musical device is created by the repeated quaver G sharps in the extract?
Fill
Riff
Pedal
Loop
71
Handel: How are the words set to the music in the first motif?
Syllabic
Canon
Overlapping
Melismatic
72
Handel: What dynamics are used?
Terraced
Always p
Always f
No dynamics are used
73
Schoenberg: Use a musical term to describe the texture of this sustained opening?
fiddle
monophonic
Homophonic
contrapuntal
74
All blues: Davis uses ________________ 'to colour the chords' with notes outside of the key.
Chromatic harmony
Chromaticism
Minalisim
a Pentatonic scale
75
Handel: What is the structure?
Two sections
4 motifs
Ternary
Free rondo
76
Handel: How is motif 4 highlighted?
Melody is repeated
Longer note values
Descending sequence
Imitation
77
Mozart: What is the time signature?
4/4
8/12
3/2
3/4
78
All Blues: What Album is it from?
Play
Kind of Blue
The Blues
Grace
79
Handel: When was it composed?
1777
1741
1787
1748
80
All Blues: How is the snare drum played?
With Hands
With sticks
With hallow tubes
With brushes
81
Mozart: What is the tempo of this piece?
Allegro
andante
Allegro assai
Molto allegro
82
Chopin: what is the cadence at the end of the extract?
Interrupted
Imperfect
Playgal
Perfect
83
Mozart: What is the key of the first subject?
G minor
B minor
Bb Major
G major
84
Chopin: Describe the tempo in this extract
Rubato throughout
Allegro
Molto allegro
Slow
85
Mozart: Which theme does Mozart use in this extract?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
86
Handel: What is the interval between the cellos and double basses?
2 Octaves
5th
3rd
An Octave
87
All blues: Whats the interval between these instruments?
3rd
5th
4th
6th
88
Mozart
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
89
All blues: What instrument has the shortest solo?
Tenor Saxophone
Piano
Alto Saxophone
Trumpet
90
Schoenberg: The upper strings play one chord. What technique do they use to play this chord?
Staccato
Pizzicato
pizzacato
Ostinato
91
Handel: What key does the piece end in?
A minor
E major
B major
A major
92
Mozart: This extract is taken from the exposition of of movement. Name two other sections.
Section 1 & section 2
Intro + outro
Chorus & verse
Development & recapitulation
93
Mozart:last 8 bars of the extract, what chord is the harmony based on (apart from chord I).
I (one)
V (five)
IV (four)
III (three)
94
All Blues: Who plays the tenor saxophone?
John Coltrane
Mr Peace
Milas Davis
Miss Wells
95
Handel: Where was it first performed
Germany
Dublin
France
London
96
Mozart: Describe the dynamics in the extract as a whole.
Ends quietly
Starts p + ends loud
Starts loud
Use of contrasting dynamics
97
All blues: What is a blue note?
Flattened 7th
7th
Dominant major 7th
6th
98
Chopin: What is the tonality of the music?
Minor
Modal
Pentatonic
Major

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