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AQA A-level Music: Michael Giacchino 'Married Life'

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the time signature of the cue 'Married Life' from Up?

a)

2/4

b)

3/4

c)

4/4

d)

6/8

2.

What key does 'Married Life' begin in?

a)

F major

b)

A major

c)

E major

d)

C major

3.

Which instrument plays the main melody first in 'Married Life'?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Violin

c)

Trumpet (muted)

4.

How does the violin develop the melody when it takes over in 'Married Life'?

a)

Plays it an octave higher

b)

Adds decorative features (triplets and chromaticism)

c)

Plays it pizzicato

5.

What type of chord does Giacchino use frequently in 'Married Life' as it adds a 'tinge of sadness'?

a)

Minor 7th

b)

Major 7th

c)

Diminished 7th

6.

How is the melody altered as Carl and Ellie start to think about having children in 'Married Life'?

a)

It is played pizzicato on the cello

b)

It is played a fifth higher on the violin

c)

It is played an octave higher on the piano

7.

Which instrument plays the first 4 notes of the main melody alone at a much slower tempo in the first hospital scene in 'Married Life'?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Flute

c)

Piano

8.

As Ellie struggles up the hill in old age, what happens in the score to 'Married Life'?

a)

A clarinet solo plays the main melody much slower

b)

A descending motif is heard in low strings

c)

The main melody is played an octave lower

9.

'Married Life' ends with the slow alternation of two chords on the piano. These chords are...

a)

F major and Fmaj7

b)

G major and Gmaj7

c)

F major and C major

d)

G major and C major

10.

The main melody in 'Married Life' is simple, structured in equal 4-bar phrases and is...

a)

Mainly descending in shape

b)

Mainly ascending in shape