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WorksheetsGCSE Concerto through time
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Tutti is the full orchestral ensemble.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Flute
b)
Bassoon
c)
Clarinet
d)
Piccolo
3.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Clarinet
b)
English Horn
c)
Bassoon
d)
Flute
4.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
clarinet
b)
piccolo
c)
flute
d)
Bassoon
5.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Oboe
b)
English Horn
c)
Bassoon
d)
Clarinet
6.
Ternary form
a)
ABA
b)
AABB
c)
ABACADAE...
d)
AABBCC
7.
Rondo
a)
ABBA
b)
ABACADAEA.....
c)
AABB
d)
ABA
8.
Theme and variation
a)
The melody is played and then repeated multiple times.
b)
The harmony is changed
c)
The melody is played and then repeated with slight alterations
d)
The melody is played and then played backwards, upsidedown etc.
9.
Concerto Grosso
a)
A large-scale concerto
b)
A disgusting concerto
c)
A concerto that has a group of soloists
d)
a concerto that has many instruments
10.
The periods of music are ordered in the following:
a)
Classical, Romantic, Baroque
b)
Classical, Baroque, Romantic
c)
Baroque, Romantic, Classical
d)
Baroque, Classical, Romantic
11.
Baroque music
a)
1750-1900
b)
1600-1750
c)
1400-1650
d)
1600-1800
12.
Classical music
a)
1750-1820
b)
1600-1750
c)
1800-1900
d)
1400-1650
13.
Romantic Music
a)
1820-1900
b)
1650-1800
c)
1800-1900
d)
1750-1820
14.
Terraced dynamics are a feature of baroque music
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Terraced dynamics means that...
a)
dynamic changes happen over a long period of time
b)
the dynamics are constantly changing
c)
the dynamic changes are sudden
d)
The dynamics shift from one extreme to another
16.
an imitation is
a)
an exact copy of a musical phrase
b)
a copy of a musical phrase but with subtle differences
c)
a continuously repeating phrase that rises or falls by step
d)
a poor attempt at copying a musical phrase
17.
A sequence is
a)
a repeating musical pattern that rises or falls by step
b)
a repeated music phrase with subtle differences
c)
an exact copy of a musical phrase
d)
a musical phrase played backwards
18.
The harpsichord plays the
a)
main melody
b)
same as the strings
c)
basso continuo
d)
harmonies
19.
a)
Harpsichord
b)
Clavichord
c)
Organ
d)
Piano
20.
A concerto is a work for
a)
Solo instrument/s with an orchestra
b)
a large-scale work for an orchestra
c)
a soloist
d)
a baroque orchestra
21.
a)
trumpet
b)
recorder
c)
violin
d)
accordion
22.
Baroque composers:
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn,
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
23.
Classical Composers
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
24.
Romantic Composers
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
25.
Film Composers
a)
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
b)
Mozart, Haydn
c)
Ravel, Chopin, Wagner
d)
Glass, Williams, Zimmer
26.
a)
Mordent
b)
Trill
c)
Turn
d)
Appogiatura
27.
a)
trill
b)
mordent
c)
turn
d)
appoggiatura
28.
a)
Mordent
b)
Trill
c)
Turn
d)
Appoggiatura
29.
a)
Trill
b)
Turn
c)
Mordent
d)
Appoggiatura
30.
a)
Passing note
b)
appoggiatura
c)
acciaccatura
d)
grace note
31.
If the basso continuo is not played by the harpsichord, it will be played by the
a)
double bass
b)
cello
c)
strings
d)
piano
32.
Romantic music takes its name because
a)
All music at this time was about love
b)
There were lots of chromatisms which were thought to be more expressive
c)
it was fashionable to be a romantic
d)
All music was written to tell a story
33.
The romantic orchestra was the largest of the orchestras
a)
true
b)
false
34.
If an orchestra has a harpsichord then it is baroque
a)
true
b)
false
35.
The harpsichord can not play different dynamics
a)
true
b)
false
36.
In a baroque orchestra it was common for trumpets to not have valves
a)
true
b)
false
37.
the classical orchestras had a smaller string section than the baroque orchestras
a)
true
b)
false
38.
The two types of concerto are concerto grosso and
a)
concerto soli
b)
solo concerto
c)
mass concerto
d)
concerto grandé
39.
A musician who has an incredibly high level of skill is known as a
a)
virtuoso
b)
virtuous
c)
player a la magnifique
d)
virtugo
40.
When 2 melodies play together, it is known as
a)
contrapuntal/polyphonic
b)
interharmonies
c)
bitonality
d)
counterpunting
41.
homophonic
a)
harmonies moving together
b)
2 melodic lines moving against each other
c)
one line playing alone
d)
music with no key signature
42.
monophonic
a)
a melody with no harmony
b)
harmonies moving together
c)
2 melodies playing against each other
d)
interharmonic
43.
Binary form
a)
AABB
b)
ABA
c)
ABACADAE.....
d)
AABCA
44.
Romantic music tends to have
a)
Expressive melodies
b)
Lots of use of repetition
c)
A Basso continuo
d)
A large soloist section
45.
Baroque music has
a)
wooden woodwind instruments
b)
expressive melodies
c)
pianos
d)
a large string section
46.
Handel was a Baroque composer
a)
true
b)
false
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