AQA A-level Music: Brahms Intermezzo in A major

How would you describe the overall structure of Brahms' Intermezzo in A major?

• AB (binary form)

• ABA (ternary form)

• ABCBA (arch form)

• Sonata form

The first 8 bars sound almost as if they are from which period of music?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Modern

• Medieval

Which of the following musical features CANNOT be heard in section A?

• Rhythmical displacement

• Cross rhythms

• Acciaccaturas

Which of the following musical features make the first 8 bars seem as if it is a classical piece?

• Periodic phrasing and regular cadences

• Periodic phrasing and leaps in the melody (7th)

• Regular cadences and use of anacrusis

The music modulates to ___________ in section B.

• E major

• D major

• F# minor

• A minor

What does 'dolce' mean?

• Tenderly

• Sweetly

• Gradually get faster

• Slow down suddenly

What does 'Piu lento' mean?

• Faster

• Slower

• A little faster

• Free time

Which rhythmic feature can be heard at the beginning of section B (LH)?

• Cross rhtyhms

• Rhythmic displacement

• Dotted rhythms

• Triplets

In the middle of section B (bars 57-64) the texture changes to be...

• Homophonic

• Melody with accompaniment

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

During section B (subsection E) Brahms briefly modulates to the key of...

• F# minor

• F# major

• E major

• E minor