Classical

Question 1

Chamber Music

Answer 1

Music written for small groups of instruments. It includes only music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part. “Chamber” shows the music can be played in a small room often private. Includes solos, duets, trios & quartets.

Question 2

String Quartet

Answer 2

This is comprised of two violins, a viola and a cello.

Question 3

Triplets

Answer 3

A group of three notes played in the time of two.

Question 4

Sonata

Answer 4

A work for piano or a solo instrument with piano accompaniment.

Question 5

Harmonics

Answer 5

The high eerie sounds produced on a string instrument by lightly touching the string at certain points. Harmonics can be played on any instrument with strings e.g. violin or guitar.

Question 6

Coloratura

Answer 6

The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody. Coloratura sopranos specialise in the music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps.

Question 7

Diminished 7th Chord

Answer 7

The diminished seventh chord is composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth and a diminished seventh above the root. Sense of impending doom.

Question 8

Dominant 7th Chord

Answer 8

Chord(H): The dominant 7th chord is composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. The Dominant seventh is built on the fifth (or dominant) note of the scale.