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Purcell's 'Music for a While' Listening quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Harpsichord (left hand) and Bass Viol play the same part upon which this song is built. What is this part called?

a)

Basso Continuo

b)

Bass Continuous

c)

Ground Bass

d)

Ground Continuo

2.

What type of voice can you hear in this recording?

a)

Soprano

b)

Alto

c)

Tenor

d)

Bass

3.

What keyboard instrument is used in this recording?

a)

Piano

b)

Clavinet

c)

Spinnet

d)

Harpsichord

4.

What is the low string instrument in this recording?

a)

Cello

b)

Viola

c)

Bass Viol

d)

Bass Viola

5.

What part do the two instruments together in this recording play?

a)

Bass

b)

Basso Continuo

c)

Ground Bass

d)

Melody and Accompaniment

6.

What feature in the vocal part in this extract helps emphasise the important word

a)

Word Painting

b)

Polyphony

c)

Repetition

d)

Ornamentation

7.

What feature can you hear in the vocal part of this extract?

a)

Ornamentation

b)

Arpeggiated chord

c)

Word Painting

d)

Text setting

8.

What vocal feature can you hear in this extract?

a)

Polyphony

b)

Imitation

c)

Modulation

d)

Melisma

9.

What textural feature can you hear in this extract?

a)

Monophony

b)

Imitation

c)

Ornamentation

d)

Unison

10.

What texture can you hear in this extract?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Imitation

11.

What type of cadence can you hear at the end of this extract?

a)

Imperfect Cadence

b)

Perfect Cadence

c)

Plagal Cadence

d)

Interrupted Cadence

12.

How is the chord played at the end of this extract?

a)

Broken

b)

Rhythmic

c)

Arpeggiated

d)

Block held

13.

What harmonic feature do you hear at the end of this extract?

a)

Circle of 5ths

b)

Plagal Cadence

c)

Pedal

d)

Tierce de Picardie

14.

Which ornament can you hear being used in this extract?

a)

Trill

b)

Mordant

c)

Appoggiatura

d)

Grace Note

15.

Which section of the song can you hear in this extract?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

A1