Adagio And Allegro

Question 1

Who was this piece arranged by?

Answer 1

John Weretka

Question 2

What does adagio mean?

Answer 2

Moderately slow tempo

Question 3

What does allegro mean?

Answer 3

Lively and fast

Question 4

What does attacca mean?

Answer 4

Go on immediately

Question 5

What is a movement?

Answer 5

A self-contained part of a musical composition

Question 6

What is a sonata?

Answer 6

A large scale multi-movement works for solo instrument with or without accompaniment

Question 7

What is a HWV?

Answer 7

Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis, A catalogue of Handel’s works

Question 8

What form is the adagio section in?

Answer 8

Ternary Form- A,B,A

Question 9

What form is the allegro section in?

Answer 9

Binary Form- A,B

Question 10

What is the key signature?

Answer 10

E Major in both Adagio and Allegro

Question 11

What does the adagio section end on?

Answer 11

A dominant chord of C sharp Major

Question 12

Who is the composer of this piece?

Answer 12

George Frederic Handel

Question 13

When was he born and when did he die?

Answer 13

1685-1759

Question 14

What nationality is he?

Answer 14

German

Question 15

Where did he die?

Answer 15

United Kingdom

Question 16

Where did Handel spend most of his career?

Answer 16

England, where his music was extremely popular

Question 17

During his early career in Hamburg, who did he play violin under the influence of?

Answer 17

Reinhard Keiser

Question 18

What was he involved in after settling in London?

Answer 18

The opera in Haymarket and the establishment of the a Royal Academy of Music

Question 19

What genre did Handel write music in?

Answer 19

All genres

Question 20

Typically, what style is this sonata in?

Answer 20

Baroque