Allegro Giocoso

Question 1

What does allegro giocoso mean?

Answer 1

Lively and fast in a merry style

Question 2

What does diminuendo mean?

Answer 2

Gradually becoming softer

Question 3

What does ritenuto mean?

Answer 3

Hold back

Question 4

What does molto cantibale mean?

Answer 4

Very lyrically

Question 5

What does poco crescendo mean?

Answer 5

Gradually becoming a little louder

Question 6

What does martellato mean?

Answer 6

Hammered, slightly accented

Question 7

What does Tempo I mean?

Answer 7

Return to the initial tempo

Question 8

What does moderato mean?

Answer 8

At a moderate speed

Question 9

What does Accel. Poco a poco mean?

Answer 9

Gradually becoming faster, little by little

Question 10

What does allegro molto mean?

Answer 10

Very lively and fast

Question 11

What does am Frosch mean?

Answer 11

At the frog

Question 12

What does allargando mean?

Answer 12

Broadening out

Question 13

What does ritard. molto mean?

Answer 13

Gradually becoming much slower

Question 14

What form is this piece in?

Answer 14

Sonata form- Exposition, Development, Recapitulation, Bridge, Coda

Question 15

What key signature is this piece in?

Answer 15

A Major

Question 16

Who composed this piece?

Answer 16

Anatoly Komarovsky

Question 17

When was he born and when did he die?

Answer 17

1909-1955

Question 18

What nationality is he?

Answer 18

Russian

Question 19

Where did he die?

Answer 19

Russia

Question 20

What did Komarovsky do?

Answer 20

Play violin and compose

Question 21

Where did he receive early training

Answer 21

At the Rachmaninov Music College and during his career he held musical directorships at theatres in Russia

Question 22

What does Komarovsky use in this piece?

Answer 22

Colouristic harmonics such as non-functional 7th chords

Question 23

While this work has a strong tonal basis, what does it bear the hallmarks of?

Answer 23

A twentieth century work through its interesting modulation