Music - Y10 Michaelmas

Question 1

baroque composers

Answer 1

Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli

Question 2

when did the baroque period last

Answer 2

1600-1750

Question 3

concerto grosso

Answer 3

a type of baroque concerto with a small group of soloists and large accompanying ensemble

Question 4

solo concerto

Answer 4

a baroque concerto with one soloist and large acccompanying orchestra

Question 5

basso continuo

Answer 5

continuous bass line used in baroque times

Question 6

what instruments would play basso continuo

Answer 6

harpsichord, cello, double bass

Question 7

concertino

Answer 7

small group of soloists in concerto grosso

Question 8

ripieno

Answer 8

orchestral group in concerto grosso

Question 9

often used texture in baroque

Answer 9

polyphonic

Question 10

polyphonic

Answer 10

texture with two or more developed melodies played at the same time

Question 11

homophonic

Answer 11

all parts move in same rhythm

Question 12

melody dominated homophonic

Answer 12

all parts follow/accompany a main melody part

Question 13

monophonic

Answer 13

single melody line

Question 14

type of dynamics used in baroque

Answer 14

terraced dynamics

Question 15

classical composers

Answer 15

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

Question 16

when was the classical period

Answer 16

1750-1820

Question 17

cadenza

Answer 17

unaccompanied, sometimes improvised, solo passage

Question 18

new instruments in classical

Answer 18

piano, clarinet, french horn,

Question 19

dynamics in classical

Answer 19

more gradual than baroque _ crescendos and diminuendos

Question 20

common texture in classical

Answer 20

melody dominated homophonic

Question 21

what chords did the harmony use

Answer 21

primary , I,IV,V

Question 22

what new solo instrument replaced harpsichord

Answer 22

piano

Question 23

rock n roll artists

Answer 23

bill haley, chick berry, elvis presely, the beatles

Question 24

when was rock n roll

Answer 24

1950s-60s

Question 25

common time signature in rock nn roll

Answer 25

4/4

Question 26

tempos in rock n roll

Answer 26

moderate to fast

Question 27

instruments used in rock n roll

Answer 27

guitar, vocals, drum kit, double bass, sometimes brass

Question 28

what is upright bass

Answer 28

double bass

Question 29

what instrument was used as bass in rock n roll

Answer 29

uproght bass - double bass

Question 30

what scale does rock n roll use

Answer 30

blues scale

Question 31

what vocal range did rock n roll use

Answer 31

narrow range

Question 32

what years was rock anthems in

Answer 32

1970s-80s

Question 33

rock anthems artists

Answer 33

queen , bon jovi, guns n roses, led zeppelin

Question 34

common time signature in rock anthems

Answer 34

4/4

Question 35

instruments used in rock anthems

Answer 35

amped guitars, piano/keys, drum kit, vocals

Question 36

3 types of guitars in rock anthems

Answer 36

lead - plays the riffs, power - plays the chords. bass

Question 37

ostinato

Answer 37

short recurring melody, commonly used in rock anthems

Question 38

articulation

Answer 38

the way you play the notes

Question 39

dynamics

Answer 39

volume of music

Question 40

rhythm

Answer 40

length of notes

Question 41

tempo

Answer 41

speed

Question 42

metre

Answer 42

organisation of notes in a bar

Question 43

texture

Answer 43

the way instruments are connected in a piece of music

Question 44

ornamentation

Answer 44

decorative elements added to a picec of music, commonly used in baroque