WorksheetsMUSIC 9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. It is a musical sequence which represents a particular character/plot element in an opera or a musical drama.
Elements
Leitmotifs
Motifs
Plot twist
He introduced new ideas in harmony and in form, including extremes of chromaticism.
Franz Peter Schubert
Giuseppe Verdi
Giacomo Puccini
Richard Wagner
His first opera “Oberto” was performed in La Scala, the most important opera house at the time.
Franz Peter Schubert
Giuseppe Verdi
Giacomo Puccini
Richard Wagner
It is the German word for songs.
Lieder
Musica
Poet
Singer
The following are the works of Wagner, except one.
Tristan and Isolde
Die Meistersinger
Tannhäuser
Parsifalle
Rapidly repeated slight pitch variation during a sustained note producing a stronger, richer tone.
Aria
Tenor
Vibrato
Recitative
An air or solo singing part sung by a principal character.
Aria
Tenor
Vibrato
Recitative
Declamatory singing used in the opera with certain voice characteristics, color, and power.
Aria
Tenor
Vibrato
Recitative
It is a stage drama set to music and it is entirely made up of vocal pieces with instrument accompaniment usually with orchestral overtures and interludes.
fragments
opera
strophic
vocal music
What do you call the common male voice?
Counter Tenor
Baritone
Dramatic
Aria
What do you call if a singer sings without instrumental accompaniment?
acapella
falsetto
passagio
tessitura
A French composer best remembered for his opera Carmen.
Wagner
Puccini
Verdi
Bizet
It is a dramatic text in Opera.
Extemporization
Aria
Libretto
Strophic
Improvisation during romantic era is much well-known as _____________.
Extemporization
Aria
Libretto
Strophic
What is an instrumental composition that serves as an introduction to an opera?
Interlude
Overture
Postlude
Prelude
Who was the king of composers for the ballet during the Romantic period?
Brahms
Saint-Saëns
Schubert
Tchaikovsky
What is the title of the overture that was composed to present the days in the life of a Switzerland in revolt?
1812 Overture
Barber of Seville Overture
Semiramide Overture
William Tell Overture
The art song is a vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with accompaniment. Which of the following instrument is used as an accompaniment for art song?
Cello
Flute
Piano
Violin
What is a sung dialogue or a vocal part that is performed following the pattern of speech rather than a melody?
Aria
Libretto
Opera
Recitative
What classification of voice that is common to all males?
Alto
Baritone
Soprano
Tenor
