music

Question 1

What does a librettist do?

Answer 1

Writes the text (libretto) of the opera

Question 2

What does a composer do?

Answer 2

writes the music of the opera

Question 3

What does a conductor do?

Answer 3

Conducts the singers and orchestra

Question 4

What is the time signature of the Habanera?

Answer 4

2/4

Question 5

What is allegretto?

Answer 5

Fairly fast

Question 6

What is an aria?

Answer 6

a solo song for a character to express their thoughts, feelings or worldview

Question 7

What is duet/trio/quartet/quintet?

Answer 7

a song for two/three/four/five characters to sing together

Question 8

What is the tempo of the Habanera?

Answer 8

Allegretto

Question 9

What is the chorus?

Answer 9

the ensemble of singers, and the name of a piece for the whole ensemble to sing together

Question 10

what is the pit?

Answer 10

the area where the orchestra sits, beneath the stage

Question 11

What is the dynamic of the Habanera?

Answer 11

piano (p)

Question 12

What is ‘p’ in musical terms?

Answer 12

piano

Question 13

What is the technical term for three notes with a 3 above them that fit into one beat?

Answer 13

Triplet

Question 14

What is the structure of Habenera A section?

Answer 14

ABAB

Question 15

What is the tonality of the Habenera A section?

Answer 15

D minor

Question 16

What is the technical term for a note that is worth a quarter of a beat?

Answer 16

Semiquaver

Question 17

What does the Habenera A section start with?

Answer 17

It starts with a anacrusis

Question 18

What is the technical term for a note that is worth half a beat?

Answer 18

Quaver

Question 19

What is an anacrusis?

Answer 19

When the song starts on beat 2

Question 20

What scale does the habenera A section use?

Answer 20

A chromatic scale

Question 21

How many phrases does the Habenera A section have?

Answer 21

4 phrases

Question 22

What does ‘D’ mean?

Answer 22

D major

Question 23

What scales does the Habenera A section consist of (what do the cellos pluck)?

Answer 23

Gm, Dm, A

Question 24

What does the rhythm in the Habenera A section consist of?

Answer 24

quavers, semiquavers and triplets.

Question 25

What does ‘Dm’ mean?

Answer 25

D minor

Question 26

What does ‘G’ mean?

Answer 26

G major

Question 27

What does ‘Gm’ mean?

Answer 27

G minor

Question 28

What does ‘A’ mean?

Answer 28

A major

Question 29

What is the repeating phrase that the cellos play in the Habanera called?

Answer 29

Ostinato

Question 30

What style of music is used in the Habanera (like call and response, polyphonic texture, melody and accompaniment, etc.)?

Answer 30

Melody and accompaniment

Question 31

Is the melody in the Habanera in the A section ascending or descending?

Answer 31

Descending

Question 32

Is the melody in the Habanera in the B section ascending or descending?

Answer 32

It is both ascending and descending, it changes in the pattern of a wave.

Question 33

What is the type of scale used in the Habanera? (chromatic/major/minor)

Answer 33

Chromatic

Question 34

Is the melody in the A section of the Habanera disjunct or conjunct?

Answer 34

Conjunct

Question 35

Is there an anacrusis at the start of the melody in the Habanera?

Answer 35

Yes

Question 36

How many phrases are there in the melody of the A section of the Habanera?

Answer 36

4

Question 37

What are the notes on the lines in the treble clef? (don’t forget you can use your acronym!)

Answer 37

E, G, B, D, F

Question 38

What are the notes in the spaces in the treble clef?

Answer 38

F, A, C, E

Question 39

What is the tonality of the overall A section melody in the Habanera?

Answer 39

D minor

Question 40

What is the voice type of Carmen?

Answer 40

Mezzo soprano

Question 41

What is the voice type of Zuniga?

Answer 41

Bass

Question 42

What is the voice type of Escamillo?

Answer 42

Baritone

Question 43

Who has the voice type tenor?

Answer 43

Don José