General

Question 1

1. What is the structure of sonata form?

Answer 1

Exposition, development, recapitulation

Question 2

Which composer uses scalic runs in the pieces you’ve studied?

Answer 2

Chopin

Question 3

What does rubato mean?

Answer 3

Slight speeding up and slowing down of the tempo

Question 4

What does calando mean?

Answer 4

Gradual decrease in tempo and volume

Question 5

True or False: Chopin’s Notturno is in compound time.

Answer 5

False. It’s in Common time.

Question 6

Which composer used lots of folk melodies in their pieces?

Answer 6

Grieg

Question 7

Who has a ‘classical-style’ in their melodic writing?

Answer 7

Brahms

Question 8

Which piece has Neapolitan 6th chords in it?

Answer 8

Grieg’s Notturno

Question 9

What is a Neapolitan 6th?

Answer 9

A major triad formed on the note a semitone below the supertonic - i.e flat II. It is most commonly in 1st inversion

Question 10

What does stretto piu mosso mean?

Answer 10

A faster tempo, with more movement

Question 11

What does smorzando mean?

Answer 11

A diminuendo that fades very slowly, often accompanied by a very gradual ritardando

Question 12

What is meant by una corda?

Answer 12

Using the soft pedal

Question 13

What is tre corda?

Answer 13

Release soft pedal

Question 14

Which composer often has a complex texture with inner melodies?

Answer 14

Brahms

Question 15

Which piece has metres of 9/8, 6/8 and 3/8?

Answer 15

Grieg’s Notturno

Question 16

True or False: Both of Grieg’s pieces you have studied are in compound time.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Which composer uses hemiolas in his pieces?

Answer 17

Brahms

Question 18

Which composer uses scalic virtuosic runs in their pieces?

Answer 18

Chopin

Question 19

Who uses the most chromaticism in their pieces?

Answer 19

Chopin

Question 20

What is a character piece?

Answer 20

A short, self-contained piece, usually with a descriptive title usually describing a scene, mood or image.