AOS2 - Vocal Music

Question 1

What musical period was Henry Purcell’s Music For A While written?

Answer 1

Baroque period

Question 2

What play was Henry Puecell’s Music For A While written for?

Answer 2

Oedipus

Question 3

When was Henry Purcell’s Music For A Whle written?

Answer 3

1692

Question 4

What key is Henry Purcell’s Music For A While written in?

Answer 4

A minor

Question 5

What texture is Henry Purcell’s Music For A While?

Answer 5

Heteroponic

Question 6

What dynamics are used in Henry Purcell’s Music For A While?

Answer 6

Fote only

Question 7

What metre is Henry Purcell’s Music For while written in?

Answer 7

4/4

Question 8

What tempo is Henry Purcell’s Muic For A While?

Answer 8

Andante

Question 9

What structure is Henry Purcell’s Music For A While written in?

Answer 9

Binary form

Question 10

Was musical technique is used underneath the melody of Henry Purcell’s Music For A While?

Answer 10

Ground Bass

Question 11

In what year was Queen formed?

Answer 11

1970

Question 12

In what year was Queen’s Killer Queen written?

Answer 12

1974

Question 13

What range is demonstrated in Queen’s Killer Queen?

Answer 13

D4 - F6

Question 14

What structure is Queen’s Kiler Queen written in?

Answer 14

Verse - chorus structure

Question 15

What dynamics are used In Queen’s Killer Queen?

Answer 15

No dynamics written - decided by performer

Question 16

What texture is Queen’s Killer Queen?

Answer 16

Polyphonic

Question 17

Name a piece of wider listening to Queen’s Killer Queen

Answer 17

Elton John - Rocketman

Question 18

What album is Queen’s Killer Queen taken from?

Answer 18

Sheer Heart Attack

Question 19

Why was the production of Queen’s Killer Queen different from their other songs?

Answer 19

Freddie Mercury wrte the lyrics before the melody

Question 20

What chart place did Queen’s Killer Queen reach in 1974?

Answer 20

No. 2