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Eduqas GCSE Music - Music for Ensemble

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Sonority mean?

4 lines
2.

Which musical texture has one layer?

(a)  

3.

Which musical texture has many layers which move at the same time?

a)

Homophonic

b)

Monophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Heterophonic

4.

Which musical texture is this?

(a)  

5.

Which texture can you hear in this extract?

a)

Polyphonic

b)

Monophonic

c)

Homophonic

6.

Which ensemble performs this extract

a)

String Quartet

b)

String octet

c)

String Orchestra

d)

String duo

7.

Which type of ensemble performs this extract?

a)

Male voice choir

b)

Mixed choir

c)

Womens choir

8.

What type of ensemble performs this extract?

a)

String ensemble

b)

Symphony Orchestra

c)

String Quartet

d)

Jazz band

9.

What does the word Unison mean

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10.

The device where a melody is repeated exactly in another part whilst the initial melody is still being played is called...

(a)  

11.

Which two instruments make up the continuo section?

a)

Cello

b)

Piano

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Violin

12.

What is the name for this ensemble

a)

String Quartet

b)

String Trio

c)

String ensemble

d)

Piano Trio

13.

What is the name for this ensemble?

(a)  

14.

How many movements does a typical Classical string quartet have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

15.

Which three chords are commonly found in the 12 bar blues?

a)

I IV V

b)

II IV VI

c)

V VI I

d)

I II IV

16.

What is the name for a scale containing 5 notes?

(a)  

17.

Which of these is not a common feature of jazz and blues music

a)

Repetition

b)

Extended chords

c)

Alberti Bass

d)

Syncopation

18.

A feature of Blues Music is Call and ...?

(a)  

19.

When a jazz or blues musician creates a spontaneous melodic line above an accompaniment is is called

a)

Ornamentation

b)

Plagarisation

c)

Improvisation

d)

Cadenza

20.

What is a riff?

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