Choice Works

Question 1

Name choice work in category overtures, preludes and Intermezzi

Answer 1

Méditation from Thaïs (An Intermezzo)

Question 2

Name the choice work in the category Illustrative and film music

Answer 2

Hogwart’s March

Question 3

Name the choice work from the category theme and variations in the classical or Irish repertories or a jazz movement

Answer 3

The emperor quartet movement 2 in G major

Question 4

Name the composer of the work from the category theme and variations in the classical or Irish repertories or a jazz movement

Answer 4

Joseph Haydn

Question 5

Name the composer of the work in the category Illustrative and film music

Answer 5

Patrick Doyle

Question 6

Name composer of the work in category overtures, preludes and Intermezzi

Answer 6

Jules Massenet

Question 7

Name composer of the work in Dance movements

Answer 7

Jacques Offenbach

Question 8

Name composer of the work in the category movements from classical symphonies, symphonic suites and orchestral works

Answer 8

Antonín Dvorák

Question 9

Name composer of the work in movements involving an instrumental or vocal soloist or a group of soloists or choir

Answer 9

George Frederic Handel

Question 10

Name the choice work in the category Dance movements

Answer 10

“Can can” from Orpheus in the Underworld

Question 11

Name the choice work in the category movements from classical symphonies, symphonic suites and orchestral works

Answer 11

Movement 2 Largo from Symphony no. 9, The new world

Question 12

Name the choice work in the category movements involving an instrumental or vocal soloist or a group of soloists or choir

Answer 12

Hallelujah chorus from Messiah

Question 13

Give two musical features of the work in the category movements from classical symphonies, symphonic suites and orchestral works

Answer 13

Theme is played by the Cor anglais but in returning A section muted strings play half the theme
Woodwind instruments suggest birdsong in section B
Dotted rhythms are used in the theme

Question 14

Give two musical features of the work in the category dance movements

Answer 14

Call and answer in the B section between the strings and woodwind and brass in the B section
It starts in D major and modulates to G major and then back to the original key
In 2/4

Question 15

Give two musical features of the work in the category movements involving an instrumental or vocal soloist or a group of soloists or choir

Answer 15

The strings imitate voices in the opening section and voices later imitate each other on And he shall reign forever
Dialogue: King of kings(forever and forever) creates a distinct dialogue between the two voices
Homophonic in texture and also polyphonic in others

Question 16

Give two musical features of the work in the category illustrative and film music

Answer 16

Fanfare style introduction with repeated notes on brass
Syncopation of the horns and tuba accompaniment in section 1
Sequences and imitation are used In the second theme

Question 17

Give two musical features of the work in the category concert overtures, instrumental preludes or intermezzi from stage musicals, plays, operettas, operas or oratorios

Answer 17

Ornamentation used to decorate melody
Features triplets and quintuplets in the melody creating insteresting rhythm
Broken chords played by harp in accompaniment

Question 18

Give two musical features of the work in the category theme and and variations in the classical or Irish repertoires or a jazz movement

Answer 18

It is in 2/2 time
It is played in a singing style cantabile
Form is AABCC

Question 19

Describe two variations in Haydn’s work

Answer 19

Variation 1 of the theme is played by violin 1 and 2 and is polyphonic. Violin 1 plays a staccato semiquaver countermelody, descant over theme
Variation 2 is played by the full quartet with cello playing theme. Violin 2 harmonises, viola plays long notes and violin one plays countermelody