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Higher Music Concepts

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solo Instrument in a vocal piece

a)

Obbligato

b)

Ostinato

c)

Oratorio

d)

Candenza

2.

German vocal music with piano

a)

Passacaglia

b)

Plainchant

c)

Lied

d)

Recitative

3.

Music using recorded edited sounds

a)

Jazz Funk

b)

Soul Music

c)

Chance Music

d)

Musique Concrete

4.

Music for solo piano or piano and one solo instrument.

a)

Symphony

b)

Sonata

c)

Obbligato

d)

Ostinato

5.

Identifying features of Concerto

a)

Orchestra

b)

Solo Voice

c)

Solo Instrument

d)

Chorus

6.

Identifying features of Plainchant

a)

monophonic

b)

homophonic

c)

modal

d)

major

e)

male voices

7.

The chords you don't need to know

a)

Added 6th

b)

Major 5th

c)

Diminished 7th

d)

Dominant 7th

8.

What different parts are in a concerto grosso

a)

Basso Continuo

b)

Concertino

c)

Ripieno

d)

Ritornello

e)

Classical Music

9.

What is a Ripieno

a)

The small group in a concerto grosso

b)

The main group in a concerto grosso

c)

The main theme in a concerto grosso

d)

The bass line in Baroque music

10.

What is a Ritornello

a)

The small group in a concerto grosso

b)

The main group in a concerto grosso

c)

The main theme in a concerto grosso

d)

The bass line

11.

What is the concertino

a)

Solo Instrument in a Concerto

b)

The small group in a concerto grosso

c)

The main group in a concerto grosso

d)

The main theme in a concerto grosso

12.

If a cadence sounds finished, but not as strong

(a)  

13.

Cadence when the music sounds unfinished and changes key

(a)  

14.

Cadence when the music sounds finished but the last chord is suddenly the opposite tonality

(a)  

15.

A piece of music with variations over a ground bass

(a)  

16.

The concept which sounds like the notes are longer

a)

augmentation

b)

diminuition

c)

rallentando

d)

accelerando

17.

The playing technique which makes string instruments sound "bell" like / higher than they sound

a)

arco

b)

pizzicato

c)

tremolando

d)

harmonics

18.

Identify the vocal style

a)

Aria

b)

Da Capo Aria

c)

Coloratura

d)

Recitative

19.

Identify the group playing

a)

Chamber music

b)

piano trio

c)

String quartet

d)

orchestra

20.

Identify the time signature

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Irregular Time

d)

Time Changes

21.

Large scale work with orchestra, soloist and chorus. Sung in Latin, very repetitive

a)

Mass

b)

Oratorio

c)

Plainchant

d)

Recitative

22.

Large scale work with orchestra, soloist and chorus. Sung in English, stories from the bible

a)

Mass

b)

Oratorio

c)

Obbligato

d)

Recitative

23.

Allegro means

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Moderate

d)

Changing speed-getting faster

24.

Andante means

a)

Fast

b)

medium

c)

Slow

d)

Getting slower

25.

I have studied concepts outside of class

a)

once-twice

b)

more than 3 times

c)

never

26.

How are you feeling towards the music exam ?

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