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Dynamics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

Forte (f)

(a)  

2.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

piano (p)

(a)  

3.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

Sforzando (sfz)

a)

loud

b)

soft

c)

strong

d)

with sudden emphasis

4.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

mezzopiano (mp)

a)

medium

b)

medium loud

c)

soft

d)

medium soft

e)

loud

5.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

Fortissimo (ff)

(a)  

6.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

Crescendo (<)

(a)  

7.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

Descrescendo / Diminuendo (>)

(a)  

8.

What is meant by the following dynamics?

Pianissimo (pp)

(a)  

9.

Which term best describes the dynamics at the start of the William Tell Overture?

a)

Piano (p)

b)

Mezzo forte (mf)

c)

Forte (f)

d)

Pianissimo (pp)

10.

Which term best describes the dynamics at the start of In the Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg?

a)

Piano (p)

b)

Mezzo Forte (mf)

c)

Forte (f)

d)

Fortissimo (ff)

11.

Which term best describes what happens to the dynamics during Somebody to Love by Queen?

a)

f > p

b)

f p

c)

p < f

d)

p f

12.

Which term best describes what happens to the dynamics during O Fortuna (From Carmina Burana)

a)

p f

b)

f > p

c)

p > f

d)

f p

13.

Identify how dynamics are used during It's Oh So Quiet by Björk

a)

The dynamics at the start are: Piano (p)

b)

The dynamics at the start are: Mezzo forte (mf)

c)

The dynamics at the start are: Sforzando (sfz)

14.

Identify how dynamics are used during It's Oh So Quiet by Björk: Identify the dynamic of the chorus:

a)

Mezzo piano (mp)

b)

Piano (p)

c)

Fortissimo (ff)

d)

Forte (f)

15.

Identify how dynamics are used during It's Oh So Quiet by Björk: Identify the dynamics at the end.

a)

Crescendo

b)

>

c)

Diminuendo

d)

<

16.

Identify how dynamics are used in Mars, The Bringer of War by Gustav Holst.

Identify the dynamics at the start of the piece

a)

Piano (p)

b)

Sforzando (sfz)

c)

Forte (f)

d)

Fortissimo (ff)

17.

Identify how dynamics are used in Mars, The Bringer of War by Gustav Holst.

Identify how the dynamics change

a)

Mezzo piano (mp)

b)

Crescendo (<)

c)

Forte (f)

d)

Diminuendo (>)

18.

Identify how dynamics are used in Mars, The Bringer of War by Gustav Holst.

Identify the dynamics at the end

a)

Diminuendo (>)

b)

Sforzando (sfz)

c)

Fortissimo (ff)

d)

Piano (p)

19.

The opening of the movement begins with a series of chords, which are played...

(a)  

20.

Towards the end of the extract, the dynamic changes to...

(a)