AQA A-Level Music: Purcell Trumpet Sonata in D major

The first movement of Purcell's Trumpet Sonata is in the key of..?

• G major

• A minor

• D major

The texture between the trumpet and strings during movement 1 is often...

• Homophonic

• Antiphonal

• Melody with accompaniment

The most significant modulations throughout Purcell's Trumpet Sonata are to the keys of...

• B minor and G major

• D minor and A major

• A major and B minor

Which of the following is absent (tacet) in the second movement of Purcell's Trumpet Sonata?

• Trumpet

• Strings

• Basso continuo

Which of the following ornaments often decorates the cadence points in the first movement of Purcell's Trumpet Sonata?

• Turn

• Trill

• Upper mordent

In the second movement of his Trumpet Sonata, Purcell modulates to...

• A major

• B minor

• F major

The texture of majority of movement 2 of Purcell's Trumpet Sonata is...

• Chordal/homophonic

• Melody with accompaniment

• Fugal/polyphonic

What is the time signature of movement 3 of Purcell's Trumpet Concerto?

• 3/4

• 3/8

• 6/8

The harmony of movement 2 is...

• Surprisingly chromatic (7ths chords, augmented triads, suspensions)

• Entirely diatonic (mainly based on chords I and V)

• Based upon the circle of fifths

How does Purcell develop the melody in the latter half of movement 3?

• Retrograde (melody is played backwards)

• Inversion (melody is played upside down)