Higher

Question 1

Sonata

Answer 1

A piece for solo instrument

Question 2

Oratorio

Answer 2

No acting or stage design
Based on a bible story, opera

Question 3

Impressionist

Answer 3

Musical phrases merge and change

Question 4

Musique concrete

Answer 4

Prerecorded live sounds then edited, creaking door, cash register, cars driving

Question 5

Plainchant

Answer 5

Unaccompanied melody in Latin sung by monks

Question 6

Lied

Answer 6

German voice and piano duet
Romantic solo

Question 7

Mass

Answer 7

Large scale chorus in Latin
Malidictus, Hosana, kyrie, Gloria

Question 8

String quartets

Answer 8

2 violins, a viola and cello

Question 9

Recitative

Answer 9

Often follows an aria
Punctuated with chords, spoken rhythms

Question 10

Chamber music

Answer 10

Any music for a large room or small hall, classical

Question 11

Jazz funk

Answer 11

Funky jazz, blood orange

Question 12

Soul music

Answer 12

Parts of blues and gospel
Upbeat, strong baseline, mustang sally

Question 13

Mode / modal

Answer 13

A little wrong, often Celtic music
Greensleeves

Question 14

Relative major / minor

Answer 14

Major to minor down or up 3 notes

Question 15

Interval

Answer 15

Ignore sharps and flats

Question 16

Obbligato

Answer 16

Have to have it, obliged, extra melody which must be there
In an aria or choral piece

Question 17

Acciaccatura

Answer 17

Type of grace note

Question 18

Mordent

Answer 18

Note, note below, note above

Question 19

Plagal cadence

Answer 19

IV to I, less strong, gentle, oh yeahhhhh

Question 20

Interrupted cadence

Answer 20

V to VI finishes in opposite tonality, interrupted, taken by surprise

Question 21

Tierce de picardi

Answer 21

Minor tune finishing on a major chord

Question 22

Dominant 7th

Answer 22

Normal chord with 7th added and flattened. Trying to resolve itself, usually perfect cadence.

Question 23

Diminished triad

Answer 23

Chord with the top 2 notes flattened. Cartoon

Question 24

Added 6th

Answer 24

Chord with the 6th note. Jazzy, cheesy

Question 25

Harmonic minor scale

Answer 25

Sounds like Aladdin

Question 26

Melodic minor scale

Answer 26

Going up happy Going down sad

Question 27

3 against 2

Answer 27

Sounds like pride and prejudice Sounds slightly off doesn’t quite fit together

Question 28

Triplets

Answer 28

Strawberry, strawberry

Question 29

Augmentation

Answer 29

Double the length of the notes in the rhythm

Question 30

Diminution

Answer 30

Shorten the length of the notes in a rhythm

Question 31

Through composed

Answer 31

No pattern, constantly changing Eg. Bohemian rhapsody

Question 32

Da capo aria

Answer 32

Sing the first bit again with ornaments

Question 33

Passacaglia

Answer 33

Baroque, variations over a ground bass

Question 34

Concerto grosso

Answer 34

Group of soloists in a concerto Often baroque Concortino, ripeno

Question 35

Sonata form

Answer 35

Form of a piece of music 3 sections exposition, development, recapitulation Look at it again in a different key

Question 36

Exposition

Answer 36

Exposing the two tunes in a sonata

Question 37

Basso continuo

Answer 37

Harpsichord and cello part in baroque music

Question 38

Ritornello

Answer 38

Form where the tune keeps returning Often in a concerto grosso

Question 39

Tremolando

Answer 39

Tremble on string instruments

Question 40

Harmonics

Answer 40

Eerie sound on string instruments Half sound, very quiet

Question 41

Coloratura

Answer 41

Flowery singing Eg. Queen of the night

Question 42

Ripieno

Answer 42

The whole orchestra in a concerto grosso

Question 43

Concertino

Answer 43

The group of soloists in a concerto grosso

Question 44

Tonic

Answer 44

1st note

Question 45

Subdominant

Answer 45

4th note

Question 46

Dominant

Answer 46

5th note

Question 47

Da capo DC

Answer 47

Go back to the start

Question 48

Episode

Answer 48

Joining between two tunes