For Unto Us A Child is Born

For Unto Us a Child is Born is taken from what larger work?

• The Messiah

• The Creation

• Westside Story

• Acis and Galatea

Who composed this chorus?

• Berlioz

• Mozart

• Bach

• Handel

What historical period is this work taken from?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

• 20th Century

What type of choir is used in this work?

• SSA

• SAB

• TTBB

• SATB

What type of work is the Messiah?

• An Opera

• An Aria

• An Oratorio

• A chorus

What word features an extended melisma at the start?

(a)  

What melodic features do we hear at the opening text - For Unto Us a Child is Born?

• Falling perfect 5th, rising perfect 5th and repeated pitches

• Falling octave, rising perfect 4th and repeated pitches

• Falling perfect 5th, rising perfect 4th and repeated pitches

• Falling perfect 5th, rising perfect 4th and conjunct quavers

What voice type commences this work?

• Alto
• Baritone
• Soprano
• Tenor

'And the government shall be upon his..' is characterised by:

• a rising sequence with rising 2nds and dotted rhythms

• a rising sequence with rising 3rds and dotted rhythms

• a falling sequence with rising 3rds and dotted rhythms

• a rising sequence with rising 3rds and continuous triplet rhythms

'shoulders' is musically depicted with a ...

• descending major scale

• descending minor scale

• Rising arpeggio

• falling arpeggio