WorksheetsOne Day More - Les Mis AS
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What features are evident in Valjean's leitmotif at the start of this chorus?
Shimmering rising semiquavers played by xylophone and flute
Shimmering falling semiquavers played by glockenspiel and right hand keyboard
Shimmering rising and falling semiquavers played by right hand keyboard, glockenspiel and flute
A rising perfect fourth with 3 repeated pitches
When does 'One Day More' arrive in the structure of Les Miserables?
Who composed the text that Les Miserables is based on?
What historical event is the backdrop to this musical?
What characterises Marius and Cosette's first entry together? Tomorrow you'll be worlds away...
parallel 6ths and dotted rhythms
triplet rhythms and parallel 3rds
unison texture and dotted rhythms
parallel 3rds and dotted rhythms
What melodic traits characterise the Thenardiers?
Ostinato, repeated semiquavers with repeated pitches and a falling 4th
ostinato, repeated semiquavers with a rising 4th
repeated, conjunct semiquavers and a falling 4th
How does the composer evoke the military atmosphere using the orchestra?
Snare rolls, fanfare trumpets and dotted rhythms
Prominent brass, an absence of percussion
Snare rolls and figures, fanfare trumpets and straight crotchet rhythms
What is the opening key of this chorus?
A major
What key does the composer modulate to for the final climax?
C major
What structural device is used in the opening to bind the work together?
A rising, A major scale in semibreves
A rising, A major scale in minims
A descending A major scale in minims
A rising A major scale in minims
What time signature does the music shift to in the closing section?
3/4 then 2/4
2/4 then 5/8
5/8 then 2/4
Describe the final cadence of the work.
A triumphant plagal cadence with multiple suspensions
An imperfect cadence V9 - I with fortissimo dynamics
An unexpected interrupted cadence
A perfect cadence V9 - I in C major with suspensions leading
