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WorksheetsPurcell's 'Music for a While' Listening quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Harpsichord (left hand) and Bass Viol play the same part upon which this song is built. What is this part called?
Basso Continuo
Bass Continuous
Ground Bass
Ground Continuo
What type of voice can you hear in this recording?
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
What keyboard instrument is used in this recording?
Piano
Clavinet
Spinnet
Harpsichord
What is the low string instrument in this recording?
Cello
Viola
Bass Viol
Bass Viola
What part do the two instruments together in this recording play?
Bass
Basso Continuo
Ground Bass
Melody and Accompaniment
What feature in the vocal part in this extract helps emphasise the important word
Word Painting
Polyphony
Repetition
Ornamentation
What feature can you hear in the vocal part of this extract?
Ornamentation
Arpeggiated chord
Word Painting
Text setting
What vocal feature can you hear in this extract?
Polyphony
Imitation
Modulation
Melisma
What textural feature can you hear in this extract?
Monophony
Imitation
Ornamentation
Unison
What texture can you hear in this extract?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Imitation
What type of cadence can you hear at the end of this extract?
Imperfect Cadence
Perfect Cadence
Plagal Cadence
Interrupted Cadence
How is the chord played at the end of this extract?
Broken
Rhythmic
Arpeggiated
Block held
What harmonic feature do you hear at the end of this extract?
Circle of 5ths
Plagal Cadence
Pedal
Tierce de Picardie
Which ornament can you hear being used in this extract?
Trill
Mordant
Appoggiatura
Grace Note
Which section of the song can you hear in this extract?
A
B
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