Music Genres IGCSE

An opera is a....

• A dramatic or comedic performance entirely sung. An orchestra accompanies the singers.

• A chamber music group consisting of only four people with string instruments: violin 1, violin 2, viola and cello

• An extended musical composition for orchestra usually in four

  movements (sections). Each movement sets a different mood

• a play or film in which singing and dancing play an essential part.

A musical genre that includes singers and an orchestra but is based on a religious topic and does not use props is...

• A concerto

• A recitative

• An oratorio

• An opera

An orchestral work that is made up of four different sections is called a...

• A concerto

• Aria

• Opera

• Symphony

When a singer sings in the style of someone speaking, you are most likely listening to a...

• Opera

• Recitative

• Concerto

• Aria

A musical composition favorable in the 18th century where the singer is allowed to show off their virtuosic skills and is usually unaccompanied, is called a...

• Aria

• Concerto

• Chorus

• Recitative

An orchestral work that features a soloits and is usually in three movements is called a

• String Quartet

• Symphony

• Concerto

• Aria

A string quartet is made up from the following instruments...

• Violin, Violla, Cello and Double Bass

• Violin I, Violin II, Viola and Cello

• Violin I, Violin II, Viola I and Viola II

• Violin I, Violin II, Flute and Cello

A musical composition that is usually in 4/4 time, has marked rhythm and is played by a brass combination of instruments is called...

• String Quartet

• Waltz

• Musical

• March

A musical composition that is usually in tripple meter and has a characteristic "up-pah-pah" feel is called a...

• Symphony

• Concerto

• Musical

• Waltz

A musical form often used to create solo pieces but also used to formulate movements in larger orchestral works and has an ABA structure is known as a...

• Minuet and Trio

• Theme and Variation

• Sonata

• Rondo