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Opus 2 Unit 5 - Night Music

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class

Date

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Night on the Bare Mountain' by Mussorgsky?

Calm and reflective

Mysterious and spooky

Joyful and upbeat

Sad and melancholic

How is mystery or suspense created in 'Night on the Bare Mountain'?

By using only one instrument

By a fast tempo and sudden dynamic changes

By a consistent calm texture

Through simple melodies repeated

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Round Midnight' by Thelonius Monk?

Calm and reflective

Mysterious and spooky

Joyful and upbeat

Sad and melancholic

In 'Round Midnight', what instrument plays the melody after the intro? (Melody starts at around 30s)

Saxophone

Trumpet

Piano

Clarinet

'Round Midnight' by Thelonious Monk is an example of which musical style?

Baroque

Jazz

Indian Classical

Opera

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Evening Raga''

Calm and reflective

Mysterious and spooky

Joyful and upbeat

Sad and melancholic

What instrument is central to 'Evening Raga'?

Guitar

Sitar

Piano

Violin

Which of the following best describes the mood of 'Nocturne' by Choipin?

Calm and reflective

Mysterious and spooky

Joyful and upbeat

Sad and melancholic

Which best describes the texture of Chopin's Nocturne No. 10?

Dense and orchestral

Sparse with solo percussion

Simple melody with a broken chord accompaniment

Polyphonic (lots of overlapping melodies)

10.

How does Chopin's Nocturne represent night time?

Through a fast tempo and loud dynamics

With a gentle, flowing melody and soft dynamics

By using lots of silence

Through lyrics about dreams

11.

Which of the following best describes the tempo of Chopin's Nocturne No. 10?

Allegro (fast and lively)

Lento (slow and expressive)

Vivace (very lively)

Presto (very fast)

12.

Which country does the piece 'Deep Night' come from?

China

India

Spain

13.

What do 'Night on the Bare Mountain' and 'Deep Night' have in common thematically?

Both describe peaceful sleep

Both evoke a mysterious or eerie aspect of night

Both are lullabies

Both include Indian instruments

14.

What is a raga?

A kind of percussion rhythm

A form of opera

A scale and mood used in Indian classical music

A type of dance

15.

Which piece is most likely to include improvisation?

Chopin Nocturne

Deep Night

Round Midnight

Night on the Bare Mountain

16.

Which piece could be described as 'programmatic' (telling a story or depicting a scene)?

Round Midnight

Night on the Bare Mountain

Chopin Nocturne

Evening Raga

17.

How does music help to paint a picture of night-time in any two of the pieces you’ve listened to? Guidance: Mention instruments, tempo, dynamics, or mood - and why these make it sound like 'night music'

4 lines

18.

Imagine you are creating a piece about night. What features from the music you've heard might you borrow and why?

4 lines

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Opus 2 Unit 5 - Night Music

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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