General Knowledge - List C (Jamaican Rumba by Arthur Benjamin)

Question 1

Tell me about the composer (Arthur Benjamin) and the song.

Answer 1

• Australian
• Composer, pianist
• Jamaican Rumba is one of his most famous compositions and was featured in an Alfred Hitchcock film

Question 2

Tempo di Rumba

Answer 2

Rumba was originally Cuban party music, then became a ballroom dance in the early 20th Century

Question 3

What is “4/4”?

Answer 3

• Time signature
• Simple quadruple/common time
• 4 crotchets per bar

Question 4

What is “sf”?

Answer 4

• Sfortzando

- forceful accent

Question 5

What is “dim”?

Answer 5

• diminuendo

- GRADUALLY decrease volume

Question 6

What is the key?

Answer 6

• key signature of 3 sharps
• accidentals are passing notes
  = A Major