AQA A-level Music: Operas of Mozart (Classical)

Which of the following is the highest male voice type?

• Countertenor

• Tenor

• Baritone

• Bass

Which of the following is NOT an ornament?

• Trill

• Turn

• Legato

• Mordent

Mozart often has instruments playing in parallel motion with each other. Which of the following are most likely to be the interval between the parts?

• 4th or 5th

• 5th of octave

• 6th or 7th

• 3rd or 6th

Which of the following is the most common texture found in the Classical period?

• Melody with accompaniment

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

• Contrapuntal

Which of the following chords are still most often used in the Classical period?

• ii and V

• I and V

• V and vi

• I and iii

Balanced and equal phrases were important in Classical music. Which of the following is the term for this?

• Irregular phrasing

• Classical phrasing

• Periodic phrasing

• 10-bar phrasing

Which of the following is the lowest female voice type?

• Bass

• Mezzo-soprano

• Alto

• Soprano

What is a libretto?

• The music of the opera

• The text of the opera

Classical music is largely diatonic, with occasional...

• Chromaticism

• Bitonality

• Atonality

An aria is a song for...

• Solo voice

• Two voices

• Three voices

• Seven voices