Spring

Question 1

Who is the composer?

Answer 1

Antonio Vivaldi

Question 2

What is the time signature?

Answer 2

4/4

Question 3

Name the instrument group

Answer 3

Strings

Question 4

Name some instruments

Answer 4

Violin, viola, cello, double bass, harpsichord

Question 5

What is a ritornello theme?

Answer 5

This is the main theme of the movement, throughout the piece it keeps returning to this theme.

Question 6

What is the tempo?

Answer 6

Allegro ( fast)

Question 7

What instrument plays the opening theme?

Answer 7

Violin (bar 1-13)

Question 8

What is a trill?

Answer 8

When you play one note and the note above and below it in a quick sensation.
Eg. Bar 9

Question 9

What happens in section B (bar 13)?

Answer 9

Violins play trills while violin 2 plays fast semi- quavers (scales).
It also contains dotted rhythm.

Question 10

What does section B represent?

Answer 10

Birds singing

Question 11

When is the ritornello repeated?

Answer 11

Bar 28, for 3 bars

Question 12

What happens in section C (bar 30)?

Answer 12

There are repeated semi-quavers playing ascending and descending scales.

Question 13

What does section C sound like?

Answer 13

It sounds like a stream flowing.

Question 14

What happens during section D (bar44)?

Answer 14

The strings play the tremolo notes as quickly as possible. This is followed by rapid scales which sound like thunder and lightning.
Above this the violin also plays triplet semi-quavers.

Question 16

What does section D sound like?

Answer 16

This section sounds like a storm.

Question 17

What is a triplet?

Answer 17

When three notes are played in the space of two.

Question 18

What happens after section D?

Answer 18

The ritornello (section A) comes back, but this time in a minor key (C# minor).

Question 19

What happens in section E (bar 59)?

Answer 19

Staccato notes- this means to play the notes detached.

This is followed by the violin playing trills.

Question 20

What does section E sound like?

Answer 20

It sounds like the birds coming back after the storm.

Question 21

What is imitation?

Answer 21

When a melody is played and it is repeated or copied by another instrument.

Question 22

What is played after section E?

Answer 22

Section A (ritornello) is played again but in a major key.

Question 23

What is a cadenza (bar 70)?

Answer 23

A solo section for a solo violin.

Question 24

What is played at the very end?

Answer 24

The ritornello (section A) is played again to finish the piece off.

Question 25

What is a tremolo?

Answer 25

Play as many notes as possible within the duration of one note.