Badinerie Test 1

1. The meaning of 'Basso continuo' is:

• A continuous bass accompaniment in Baroque music

• A type of opera

• A musical instrument

• A dance form

2. State the years in which this piece was composed:

• 1770-1772

• 1780-1782

• 1790-1792

• 1800-1802

3. What part of a larger orchestral work does Badinerie come from?

• Symphony

• Concerto

• Suite

• Sonata

Give bar and beat numbers where one example of each of the following musical features can be found in the score.

• bar 11 beat 4

• A tie

• bar 12 beat 5

• A quaver rest

• bar 9 beat 2

• A dominant 7th chord

• bar 10 beat 3

• A trill

Underline the device which is found at the start of the piece: sequence / chromatic movement / anacrusis / imitation

• sequence

• chromatic movement

• anacrusis

• imitation

State the letter name of the note played by Viola at the beginning of bar 10:

• A

• B

• C

• D

Identify the key the extract starts in (e.g. C major):

• C major

• G major

• D major

• A minor

State how this key relates to the key at the beginning of Badinerie:

• It is the same key.

• It is a relative minor key.

• It is a parallel major key.

• It is a dominant key.

The meaning of the curved line in Cello part in bar 19 is:

• A slur indicating notes should be played smoothly

• A tie connecting two notes of the same pitch

• A phrase marking for musical expression

• A bowing indication for string instruments