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Beethoven key words

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which city did Beethoven spend most of his career?

a)

Vienna

b)

Venice

c)

Valetta

d)

Vilnius

2.

In which year did Beethoven compose his eighth piano sonata

a)

1788

b)

1798

c)

1808

d)

1818

3.

Which 2 musical periods did Beethoven span?

a)

Renaissance to Baroque

b)

Baroque to Classical

c)

Classical to Romantic

d)

Romantic to Modern

4.

The 3 sections within sonata form are: Exposition, Development and .......

a)

Recapitulation

b)

Resurrection

c)

Rationalisation

d)

Redetermination

5.

Throughout the piece there are multiple examples of 'four-note chords made up solely of minor third intervals'. These are also known as

a)

Major chords

b)

Minor chords

c)

Augmented chords

d)

Diminished chords

6.

Which of these is NOT a musical feature of the introduction from bars 1-10?

a)

Heavy chords with use of fp dynamic

b)

Fast tempo

c)

Dramatic diminished seventh chords

d)

Melody-dominated homophony

7.

What is the definition of an imperfect cadence

a)

A progression from chord V to chord I and sounding complete

b)

A progression that ends on chord V usually preceded by chord I, II or IV and sounding incomplete

c)

A progression generally consisting of chord V to chord VI and interrupts a perfect cadence

d)

A progression from chord IV to chord I. Also known as a church cadence.

8.

Describe what the right hand of the piano is playing in this bar

a)

Descending chromatic scale

b)

Descending minor scale

c)

Descending arpeggio

d)

White and black keys

9.

What is the left hand doing at the start of the exposition?

a)

Playing octave pedal notes

b)

Playing an Alberti Bass

c)

Playing repeated arpeggios

d)

Playing a perfect cadence

10.

In what key is the start of the second subject?

a)

C minor

b)

Eb minor

c)

F minor

d)

Bb major

11.

The picture shows what example of ornament which appears throughout the second subject?

a)

Trill

b)

Appogiatura

c)

Mordent

d)

Turn

12.

Staccato, legato and accents are all examples of ..... ?

a)

Articulation

b)

Tonality

c)

Rhythm

d)

Harmony