Year 10 End Of Term 1 Test Flashcards
What is an oratorio?
A religious text in the music
When was messiah first performed and where?
13th of April 1742 in Dublin
What is the word painting?
Where pieces music reflects what is being sung
What is the first main melodic idea and describe it (Handel)
And the glory of the Lord - syllabic, a major triad, followed by an ascending scale
What is the second main melodic idea and describe it (Handel)
Shall be revealed : two descending sequences, melismatic, idea later imitated
What is the third main melodic idea and describe it (Handel)
And all flesh shall see it together : repetitive idea consisting of 3 statements of the descending 4th
What is the fourth main melodic idea and describe it (Handel)
For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it : pedal notes, word painting, long repeated notes
What is imitation
Repeating an Idea used before
what movement of the symphony is mozarts? What key is it in?
1st and g minor
How many symphonies did Mozart write in a minor key?
2
How many movements in symphony? (Mozart)
2
What form is Mozarts piece in?
Sonata form:
What is the exposition? (Mozart)
Exposition: in G minor and second subject in B-flat major
What is the development? (Mozart)
Development: F sharp minor, circle of fifths, explored other keys
What is the recapitulation?
Recapitulation: tonic (g minor)
What is the main motif in mozarts piece?
Two quavers and a crotchet
How is the main motif used in Mozart’s piece?
It is repeated and used in sequences throughout the piece, Augmented, Imitated, dialogue, inverted
In chopins piece where does the melody start?
Right hand (section a)
In chopins piece what is the main motif? 
2 quavers, one minim
In chopins piece, what happens to the melody in section b?
It goes to the left hand, in chirds
List some features of the melody (Chopin)
Rubato, repetition, legato, lyrical
What is their use of in the a section? (Chopin)
Ornaments
List 7 points about dynamics in chopins piece
Delicate, expressive dynamics Starts of piano Lots of crescendos and diminuendos B section much louder than other sections Smarzando - dying away, getting quieter Ends very softly A section is generally soft throughout
What is the accompaniment in section a of chopins piece?
Broken chord
What is the accompaniment in section B of chopins piece?
Chordal
List 4 more points about the texture in chopins piece
Pedal note thickening texture throughout
B section, octave in right Hand thicken the texture
Generally texture of the whole piece is melody and accompaniment
Texture in codetta is monophonic
what is the main key (Handel)
A major
What are Other keys (Handel)
E major (dominant) B major (secondary dominant)
What are most of the cadences (Handel)
Perfect but it finishes on a plagal
List the instruments (Mozart)
Flute (Only 1) Oboes (1 and 2) 2 clarinets 2 bassoons 2 horns (To cover more notes) First violins and second violins Viola Violoncello (cello)
List 9 features of classical period features
Sonata form Symphony Orchestra Perfect cadences Trill at cadences Period phrases Appoggiaturas (leaning notes) scalic Arpeggio's (broken chords)
What key is the a section (Chopin)
D flat major
Describe the harmony (Chopin)
Harmony is largely diatonic
Some chromatic notes in harmony
Use of 7th and 9th chords
Music modulates to unrelated keys in b section
What key is the b section? (Chopin)
C# minor
what is all blues based on?
Mixolydian mode
Who plays what? (All blues)
Miles Davis - trumpet Julian cannonaball adderley - alto sax John Coltrane - Tenor sax Jimmy Cobb - drums Paul chambers - double bass Bill Evans - piani
Who is in the frontline section? (All blues)
Miles
Julian
John
Who is in the rhythm section? (All blues)
Jimmy
Bill
Paul
What is in the introduction? (All blues)
Piano tremolo
Snare drum with brushes
Double bass riff
Saxophone riff
What is in head 1 and 2?(All blues)
Trumpet melody - laid back, harmon mute, lots of long notes, couple of grace notes, hairpins
Saxophone riff
Drums
Bass riff
Piano tremolo
What is a head arrangement?(All blues)
The main melody of a jazz piece, improvised variations on a chord sequence
Describe the trumpet solo (All blues)
4 changes Miles Davis Improvised Mute off Ndola Some staccato news Some ghost notes Some accents Some glissando No saxs Lots of ride cymbal Piano is component chords underneath
Describe the alto solo (All blues)
Julian Improvised 4 change Lots of hairpins Wide range of pitch More angular, more leaps, shorter phrases More chromatic notes than trumpet solo Quite a few technically difficult fast runs (hard to play) Thick tone
describe the tenor sax solo (All blues)
4 changes
John Coltrane
First change - simple, relaxed, laid back
Second change - played small tunes then made them longer, repetition, sequences
Third/fourth change - phrases of different lengths, combines fast passages, long sustained phrases
Describe the piano solo (All blues)
Bill Evans
4 changes
1st change: left hand - coming Right hand - melody Legato, sparse Not very complex Improvised on miles Davis opening riff
2nd change: Both hands playing chords Narrow pitch range, making it quite laid backs Limited range of notes Finished with riff as outro
Describe head 3 and 4 (All blues)
Same as head 1 and 2, slight developments in the melody
Tremolo on piano, brushes on snare drum and cymbals, double bass riff
Describe the coda (all blues)
19th change Trumpet - miles Davis - harmon mute Repeated motif, emphasising the tonic G Grace notes In background, saxophone, snare drum/cymbals, bass riff, piano tre ell Fade out at end
What is the chord sequence? (All blues)
G7. G7. G7. G7.
C7. C7. G7. G7.
D7#9. Eb7#9. G7. G7.
Who was it composed by? (Grace)
Jeff Buckley
When was it released? (Grace)
1994
What is the guitar tuned to? (Grace)
Drop d tuning
What is the structure? (Grace)
Intro - verse 1 - pre chorus - chorus
Link - verse 2 - pre chorus - chorus
Middle 8
Link - verse 3 - outro
What key is it in? (Grace)
e minor
What is the time signature? (Grace)
12
8
What time period was it? (Handel)
Baroque - 1600 - 1750
