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WorksheetsMusical Definitions and Features
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does legato mean?
Pluck Strings
Play with the bow
Play smoothly
Play faster
What doesn pizzicato mean for Strings?
Pluck Strings with fingers
Play with the bow
Play near the bridge
Play with wood of the bow
What does col legno battuto mean?
Play with the bow
Play near the bridge
Play with wood of the bow
Pluck strings with fingers
What does tutti mean?
Only one instrument to play
Whole ensemble to play
Play louder
Play softer
Which of the following is not a compositional technique?
Sequence
Pizzicato
Canon
Antiphonal Dialogue
If pizzicato is not a compositional feature, what feature is it?
Rhythmic
Melodic
Instrumental
Recording
Which of the following is not a rhythmic feature?
Time Signature
Syncopation
Upbeat
Wide Range
Wide Range falls under which category?
Melodic
Instrumental
Recording
Alberti Bass is a common feature of which style of music?
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th Century
Alberti Bass falls under which category?
Compositional
Rhythmic
Panning is...
The reflection of wave sounds from a solid surface to our ears - manipulates the feeling of space
Short delay of 15-35 milliseconds to help create ambience
Putting a finger on a flange to cause a swooshing effect
Passing the sound from one speaker to another, to create the sense of space
The reflection of wave sounds from a solid surface to our ears - manipulates the feeling of space. What recording technique is this?
Delay
Reverberation
Flanging
Distortion
Which of the following is considered to be a Romantic Feature?
Leitmotiv
Use of Cadences
Tonic Dominant Modulations
Alberti Bass
Which of the following is considered to be a 20th Century feature?
Block Chords
Dissonance
Large Orchestra
Programme Music
A typical Concerto has how many movements?
2
3
4
1
What is a descant?
An independent melody sung below a basic melody
An independent melody sung above a basic melody
Solo, improvised section of a piece
Which of the following progressions makes a Plagal Cadence?
IV-I
V-I
V-vi
ii-V
What is the dominant key of A Major?
A minor
F Major
E Major
E minor
What is the relative minor of A Major
E minor
F minor
F# minor
A minor
If a piece is in a minor key and ends with a major chord instead, what do we call this major chord? e.g in G minor, ends on G Major.
Tritone
Tierce de Picardy
Imperfect
No name
Which movement from your set works ends with a Tierce de Picardy?
Beatles - She's Leaving Home
Berlioz - March to the Scaffolds
Deane - Seachanges
Mozart - Mov 2 Adagio
