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WorksheetsGCSE Waltz Quiz 1
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is the Waltz from?
a)
VIenna
b)
Paris
c)
Hamburg
d)
London
2.
When were the first Waltzes written?
a)
1850
b)
1790
c)
1990
d)
1700
3.
The Waltz was popular in Europe and North America
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What Metre is The Waltz written in?
a)
Duple
b)
Triple
c)
Quadruple
5.
The Tempo of Viennese Waltzes is usually....
a)
Slow
b)
Medium
c)
Fast
6.
What kind of texture does a Waltz have?
a)
Homophonic (Chords and Melody)
b)
Monophonic (One Melody)
c)
Polyphonic (Two or more melodies)
7.
The chords of a Waltz are...
a)
Simple and don't change much
b)
Complex and change regularly
8.
The Chords are used are normally...
a)
Simple Primary Chords I IV V
b)
Extended Jazz Chords m7, M7
c)
Secondary Chords ii iii vi
9.
What time signature is Waltz in?
a)
2/4
b)
3/4
c)
4/4
d)
7/8
10.
A Waltz has slow harmonic rhythm
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Waltzes use appoggiaturas - what are they?
a)
A very short note to make a melody sound more interesting
b)
A time signature
c)
A sharp note
d)
A flat note
12.
Waltzes use chromatic notes - What are they?
a)
Notes that move in semitones - they don't always belong to the key
b)
Sharp notes
c)
Flat notes
d)
Rests
13.
How do dancer's stand when they are performing a Waltz?
a)
Close and facing away from each other
b)
In a ballroom hold facing each other
c)
In a line
d)
On stilts
14.
In a waltz the second beat of the bar is played slightly early - what do you call this?
a)
Appoggiatura
b)
Triple Metre
c)
Oom Cha Cha
d)
Rubato
15.
One of the dancers moves forwards whilst the other moves backwards
a)
True
b)
False
16.
A famous waltz composer is....
a)
Strauss
b)
Mozart
c)
Lizt
d)
Brahms
17.
What is this image of?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
F Clef
18.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1/2
19.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Where is the Waltz from?
a)
VIenna
b)
Paris
c)
Hamburg
d)
London
22.
When were the first Waltzes written?
a)
1850
b)
1790
c)
1990
d)
1700
23.
What is an ostinato?
a)
A melody being repeated on a different instrument
b)
A repeating pattern
c)
An instrumental solo
d)
A melodic idea being repeated at different pitches
24.
What is a sequence?
a)
A repeating pattern
b)
A melodic idea being repeated at different pitches
c)
A low pitched single note being repeated
d)
A modulation
25.
Rhythm refers to...
a)
How the sounds and silences are organised in a piece of music (syncopated, straight, swung)
b)
The speed of the piece of music
c)
The melody of the piece of music
d)
How high or low the notes are
26.
Articulation refers to...
a)
If the notes are short (staccato) or long (legato)
b)
Is the notes are loud or soft
c)
The pitch of the music
d)
The speed of the music
27.
Dynamics refer to...
a)
If the notes are low or high
b)
The instruments being used
c)
The texture of the piece
d)
If the notes are loud or soft
28.
Expression refers to...
a)
The speed of the piece
b)
Whether notes are high or low
c)
The style of the individual performer or the emotion conveyed through the piece
d)
The instruments used in the piece
29.
Devices refers to....
a)
The instruments that you are using (e.g Electric guitar)
b)
Techniques that performers and composers use to perform/create a piece (e.g.riff, sequence, inversion)
c)
The speed of the music
d)
How the music has been produced in the studio
30.
Tempo refers to...
a)
The pitch of the music
b)
The speed or bpm of the music
c)
How loud the music is played
d)
Which country the music is from
31.
Instruments refer to....
a)
The apparatus used by a musician (e.g. a flute)
b)
The pitch of a piece of music
c)
The texture of a piece of music
d)
The country that the music comes from
32.
Pitch refers to...
a)
How loud a note is played
b)
Which instrument a note is played on
c)
How fast a piece is played
d)
How high or low a note is
33.
Structure refers to...
a)
The Texture of the music (e.g. homophonic)
b)
The plan for the piece of music (AB, Rondo, Ternary , Verse -Chorus)
c)
The speed of the music
d)
The venue the music is performed in
34.
What is Homophonic texture?
a)
A melody being accompanied by chords
b)
A solo melody
c)
More than two melodies playing at once
35.
What is Polyphonic texture?
a)
Two or more melodies playing at the same time
b)
A single melody with no accompaniment
c)
A melody with chords
36.
What is Monophonic Texture?
a)
A single Melody that contains no accompaniment and no harmonies
b)
A melody with with chords
c)
Two or more melodies playing at one time
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