Purcell's 'Music for a While' Listening quiz

The Harpsichord (left hand) and Bass Viol play the same part upon which this song is built. What is this part called?

• Basso Continuo

• Bass Continuous

• Ground Bass

• Ground Continuo

What type of voice can you hear in this recording?

• Soprano

• Alto

• Tenor

• Bass

What keyboard instrument is used in this recording?

• Piano

• Clavinet

• Spinnet

• Harpsichord

What is the low string instrument in this recording?

• Cello

• Viola

• Bass Viol

• Bass Viola

What part do the two instruments together in this recording play?

• Bass

• Basso Continuo

• Ground Bass

• Melody and Accompaniment

What feature in the vocal part in this extract helps emphasise the important word

• Word Painting

• Polyphony

• Repetition

• Ornamentation

What feature can you hear in the vocal part of this extract?

• Ornamentation

• Arpeggiated chord

• Word Painting

• Text setting

What vocal feature can you hear in this extract?

• Polyphony

• Imitation

• Modulation

• Melisma

What textural feature can you hear in this extract?

• Monophony

• Imitation

• Ornamentation

• Unison

What texture can you hear in this extract?

• Monophonic

• Homophonic

• Polyphonic

• Imitation