General Music Revision

Question 1

Order of the musical periods:

Question 2

Famous composers for Baroque period

Answer 2

Bach, Vivaldi, Purcell, Handel

Question 3

Famous composers for the Classical period

Answer 3

Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert

Question 4

Famous composers for the Romantic era

Answer 4

Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Schumann, Strauss

Question 5

Slow

Answer 5

Adagio

Question 6

Very fast

Answer 6

Presto

Question 7

Monophonic

Answer 7

> single melody line without harmonies

Question 8

Homophonic

Answer 8

melody and accompaniment(thick chordal and main melody)

Question 9

Polyphonic/contrapuntal

Answer 9

2 or more equally important melodic parts played at the same time
>interweaving melodic parts

Question 10

Heterophonic

Answer 10

> simultaneous variation of a single melody line
so variation is played over the original

Question 11

Structure points for essay

Answer 11

> ternary
rondo(ABACA)
ground bass
sonata
strophic
de capo aria(solo song in ABA but decorated in the repeated A)
cyclic
continuo

Question 12

Baroque period

Answer 12

1600-1750

Question 13

Classical period

Answer 13

1750-1820

Question 14

Romantic period

Answer 14

1820-1899

Question 15

20th century period

Answer 15

1990-1999

Question 16

What comes under rhythm and metre?

Answer 16

> regular/irregular
simple time/compound time
dotted rhythms
triplets
syncopation
drum fills
tempo

Question 17

What comes under harmony?

Answer 17

> diatonic/chromatic
consonant/dissonant
pedal
cadences(perfect/plagal/imperfect/interrupted)
tierce de picardie(final cord where the piece is in minor key but has a major third instead of expected minor)

Question 18

What comes under tonality?

Answer 18

> tonal
major/minor
modulations
atonal(no sense of key-unrelated to tonic note)

Question 19

What comes under texture?

Answer 19

> homophonic
polyphonic/contrapuntal
imitation
canons
layered
unison
octaves
single melody line

Question 20

What comes under melody?

Answer 20

> conjunct/disjunct
triadic
broken chords
scalic
arpeggio
passing notes
ornamentation
sequences
inversion
slide/glissando/portamento
ostinato
articulation

Question 21

Key signature of C

Answer 21

no sharps or flats

Question 22

Key signature of G

Answer 22

one sharp
F#

Question 23

Key signature of D major

Answer 23

2 sharps
F# and C#

Question 24

Key signature of A

Answer 24

3 sharps
F#, C#, G#

Question 25

Key signature of E

Answer 25

4 sharps
F#, C#, G#, D#

Question 26

Key signature of F

Answer 26

one flat
Bb

Question 27

Key signature of Bb

Answer 27

2 flats
Bb and Eb

Question 28

Key signature of Eb

Answer 28

3 flats
Bb, Eb and Ab

Question 29

Key signature of Ab

Answer 29

4 flats
Bb, Eb, Ab and Db

Question 30

How do you find the relative minor of a key?

Answer 30

> count down 3 semitones to the left (dont include the tonic key)
eg relative minor of C is A minor

Question 31

What does - mean?

Answer 31

> note should be played with tenuto(held for its full length)

Question 32

What does sfz mean

Answer 32

> sforzando so sudden emphasis

Question 33

How do you find the dominant key