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Sanctus in D Minor -- Bach

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the time signature of this piece?

a)

2 4

b)

3 4

c)

4 4

d)

Common Time

2.

Who is the composer?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Bach

c)

Mozart

d)

Kevin Fisher

3.

When was this edition published?

a)

1991

b)

1995

c)

2000

4.

Who edited this piece?

a)

Kevin Fisher

b)

Jennifer Ramsay

c)

William Hunt

5.

What is the voicing of this piece?

a)

Two-Part

b)

Three Part Mixed

c)

TB

d)

SATB

6.

How long is the first soprano note on "San"?

a)

3 Beats

b)

4 Beats

c)

5 Beats

d)

6 Beats

7.

What is the opening dynamic value for all four parts?

a)

Quiet

b)

Loud

c)

Medium Quiet

d)

Medium Loud

8.

What articulation should the violins use at the beginning of the piece?

a)

Staccato

b)

Marcato

c)

Legato

9.

How many beats of rest do all four parts have between the first and second phrases? (Remember, we are in 3 4 time)

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

10.

In Latin, Coe is pronounced....

a)
Cheh
b)

Koh

c)

Keh

d)

Chay

11.

In measures 30-31, the sustainted soprano "Coe" sings how many notes?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

12.

The "rr" in Terra is .....

a)

Rolled

b)

Flipped

c)

Turned

d)

Ignored

13.

How many total measures are in this piece?

a)

45

b)

46

c)

47

d)

48

14.

What does the fermata on the last note do?

a)
It indicates to play the last note softly
b)
It indicates to skip the last note
c)
It indicates to repeat the last note
d)

It indicates to hold the last note longer than its written value until the conductor cuts you off.

15.

What does the fermata look like?

a)
A fermata looks like a dot with a curved line above or below it.
b)
A fermata looks like a square with a diagonal line through it.
c)
A fermata looks like a triangle with a line through it.
d)
A fermata looks like a straight line with a circle above it.
16.

What does the musical term "dynamics" mean?

a)
The number of instruments in a band
b)

Pitch

c)

Volume

d)

Speed

17.

What does "Sanctus Dominus Deus" translate to?

a)
Holy Lord God
b)
Divine King Satan
c)
Sacred Lady Goddess
d)
Blessed Master Devil
18.

What language are our dynamics in? (piano, mezzo piano, forte)

a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
German
d)

Italian

19.

What language is this piece in?

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Italian

20.

How many beats is a dotted half note?

a)
4
b)
2
c)
5
d)
3
21.

How should you write "no breath" in your music?

a)

a comma

b)

an apostrophe

c)

a check

d)

NB

22.

Classical vowels should be..

a)

Tall, elongated, soft palate raised and jaw down.

b)

Horizontal

c)

Wide and spread

23.

The style/genre of this piece is...

a)
Country
b)
Classical
c)

Pop

d)
Electronic
24.

How many systems are on each page?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

Which company published this piece?

a)

Hal Leonard Publishing

b)

Alliance Music Publications

26.

We don't need to buy the sheet music for this piece because it is so old. It is in....

a)
public domain
b)
limited circulation
c)
restricted access
d)
copyrighted
27.

Sopranos and Altos read in the ______ clef.

a)
alto clef
b)
tenor clef
c)
bass clef
d)
treble clef
28.

Tenors read in the treble clef, but there is an 8 at the bottom of the clef. This means they sing _____ the _____ from where it is written on the page.

a)
one octave higher
b)
one octave lower
c)
at the same pitch
29.

In this piece, basses read in the _____ clef.

a)
bass clef
b)
treble clef
c)
alto clef
d)
tenor clef
30.

What is the continuo instrument?

a)
A string instrument with a high pitch
b)
A wind instrument with a double reed
c)
A musical instrument used in Baroque music to provide harmonic support and bassline, typically including a keyboard instrument and a bass instrument.
d)
A type of percussion instrument
31.

What era was this piece written in?

a)
The Jurassic Period
b)
The Renaissance
c)

Romantic

d)

Baroque

32.

True or False? The piano was invented in the Baroque era.

a)
True
b)
Renaissance era
c)
False
d)
Classical era
33.

What is a viola?

a)

A viola is a string instrument that is a little larger and deeper than a violin.

b)
A viola is a type of bird.
c)
A viola is a type of pasta.
d)
A viola is a type of flower.
34.

What is a "soli"?

a)
A type of pasta dish
b)
A type of tropical fruit
c)
A type of dance in Latin culture
d)

A solo passage for a section.

35.

The alto solo on the last two pages spans.... ___ measures.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

36.

Which three parts sing the same rhythm on the first page?

a)

S A T

b)

A T B

c)

S A B

d)

S T B

37.

What does "ejus" translate to in Latin?

a)

God

b)
his or her
38.

"Terra" translates to ____ in Latin?

a)
earth
b)

God

39.

"Gloria" translates to ____ in Latin

a)
glory
b)
glamour
c)

Glitz

40.

A quarter rest is worth __ beat.

a)

1

b)

2

41.

What does the continuo play in measure 43?

a)

Chords

b)

Sixteenth Notes

c)

Nothing

42.

Which voice part enters first in measures 23-27?

a)
Alto
b)
Soprano
c)
Bass
d)

Tenor