WorksheetsOse Shalom Song Analysis
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What language is Ose Shalom in?
Spanish
Hebrew
Martian
French
What is the song mainly about?
Music
Christmas
Technology
Peace
At the beginning, it says, "Cantabile with freedom." What does cantabile mean?
Dancing while singing
A smooth singing style
Fast with short pauses
Slow
What do you think it means to sing "Passionately" as it says in measure 6.
To care about other Chorus members and treat them as you would like to be treated
To sound angry and resentful throughout the piece
To show emotion in your dynamics and facial expression, thinking about the text's meaning
To sing everything faster than what is expected
When singers start, what is their dynamic level?
Piano - Soft
Mezzo forte - Medium loud
Forte - loud
Mezzo piano - Medium soft
Do the two singing parts start in unison or harmony?
Unison
Harmony
What happens dynamically in the first three beats of measure 14?
It gets softer
Notes change
There is a three beat rest
The piano stops playing
What is optional at measure 15?
Piano
A soloist
English
Clarinet
If there is a soloist, what happens toward the end of measure 18?
The rest of the choir starts singing again
You sing with joy
You sing in English
You improvise
What is the dynamic level at measure 23?
Piano - Soft
Forte - Loud
Mezzo forte - Medium Loud
Mezzo piano - Medium Soft
How many beats does the first note at measure 29 get? (It is the same for Soprano - Part I and Alto - Part II.)
1
1.5
2
3
What happens from measure 31 to measure 36?
There is a repeat
The pianist rests
The singers rest
Those measures are skipped
What is the dynamic level at measure 38?
Piano - Soft
Forte - Loud
Mezzo forte - Medium loud
Mezzo piano - Medium soft
When do altos (Part II) come in at measure 42?
Beat 1
The second half of the measure
Beat 4
The second half of beat 1
What happens dynamically at measure 51?
It gets softer
It gets louder
It gets faster
It gets slower
What is the dynamic level at measure 54?
Soft
Loud
Medium loud
Medium soft
What happens in measures 60 and 61?
It gets louder and faster and more emotional
The words get harder to pronounce
The notes get higher
It gets softer and slower and then the last note is held out
What happens dynamically in the last three measures?
It gets forceful and short
It stays the same and very even
It gets louder, up to forte, the softer, and the last note is held out
Singers stand and stretch
What is the correct name for this music symbol?
Bird's ear
Fermata
Rallantando
Staccato
