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Year 9 revision listening

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first brass instrument we hear in the 'Olympic Fanfare'?

a)

Horns

b)

Trumpets

c)

Trombones

d)

Tubas

2.

What type of articulation is used for theme A in the Olympic Fanfare?

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

3.

In the Olympic Fanfare, what brass instruments are used to add a sustained low C to the musical texture?

a)

Trombone and Tuba

b)

Trumpets 1 and 2

c)

Trumpets and horns

d)

Horns only

4.

Who composed the Olympic Fanfare?

a)

John Snow

b)

John Bon Jovi

c)

John Van Beethoven

d)

John Williams

5.

What is the tonic key of the 'Olympic Fanfare'?

a)

A major

b)

A minor

c)

C major

d)

C minor

6.

What type of articulation is used for melody B in the Olympic Fanfare?

a)

Staccato

b)

Legato

7.

What instruments present theme B?

a)

Strings

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Percussion

8.

Before the presentation of theme B, who plays a solo?

a)

piccolo

b)

trumpet

c)

xylophone

d)

snare drum

9.

What two solo voices are used in 'Barcelona'?

a)

Soprano and Alto

b)

Soprano and Tenor

c)

Soprano and bass

d)

Alto and tenor

10.

What tuned percussion play a melodic ostinato in the introduction to 'Barcelona'?

a)

Xylophone and Timpani

b)

Piano and Celesta

c)

Xylophone and Glockenspiel

d)

Glockenspiel and Tubular Bells

11.

What orchestral features add to the drama to the introduction in Barcelona?

a)

Pizzicato strings

b)

pianissimo bassoon lines

c)

changing dynamics, snare ostinato

d)

Fanfare trumpets, cymbal crashes, Glock ostinato

12.

What words best describe articulation?

a)

forte / piano

b)

allegro / adagio

c)

accelerando / rallentando

d)

staccato / legato

13.

What terms best describe tonality?

a)

major and minor

b)

disgruntled and amiable

c)

happy and sad

d)

legato and staccato

14.

What type of choir is used in 'Barcelona'?

a)

SSA

b)

SAB

c)

TTBB

d)

SATB

15.

What type of vocal texture is used in the chorus of 'Barcelona'?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Unison

c)

Homophonic

d)

Polyphonic

16.

What two languages are used in 'Barcelona'?

a)

French and Spanish

b)

English and Italian

c)

English and Spanish

d)

Italian and German

17.

What keyboard instrument is used in the accompaniment of 'Barcelona'?

a)

Piano

b)

Organ

c)

Keyboard

d)

Celesta