GCSE Music Yr 10 Purcell

1. Describe the instrumental melody at the start of the extract. (Select TWO)

• Disjunct with some conjunct movement
• Mostly conjunct/stepwise/scalic
• Some dotted notes
• All straight rhythms

2. Name one instrument that plays the ground bass.

• Organ
• Bassoon
• Bass Viol

3. Identify the texture when the voice enters.

• Monophonic
• Homophonic
• Polyphonic
• Hetrophonic

4. Name the cadence at the end of the extract.

• Perfect
• Imperfect
• Plagal
• Interrupted

5. Describe three features of the harmony in the extract that are characteristic of Baroque music. (Select THREE)

• Functional harmony
• Frequent Perfect cadences
• Includes lots of Suspensions
• Inverted Pedal
• Diminished 7th Chords

6. Purcell achieves a sense of drama through his use of tempo and tonality. Which of the following phrases best describes the extract?

• The music is quick and in a Major key
• The music is slow and in a minor key
• The music is slow and in a Major key
• The music is quick and in a minor key

7. Which one of the following is heard in the vocal part at the end of the extract?

• Trill
• Upper mordent
• Note of anticipation
• Appoggiatura

8. What is the time signature of the extract?

• 3/4
• 4/4
• 6/8
• 12/8

1. We can hear many key characteristics of Baroque music throughout Purcell’s music. Which of the following are key features of Baroque Music?

• Use of harpsichord
• Terraced dynamics
• Significant use of ornaments
• Frequent use of sequences & imitation
• Extended chords

2. What is the overall structure of Music for a While?

• Verse Chorus
• Rondo
• Ternary
• Binary