AoS 1: Chopin 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? MusicChopinGCSEEdexcel Created by: James SillsCreated on: 27-11-12 23:51 What musical period does this piece come from? Romantic 1 of 20 What is the overall structure of this piece? Ternary form (ABA) 2 of 20 What is the time signature of this piece? 4/4 3 of 20 What word means 'freedom of tempo'? Rubato 4 of 20 What does 'sostenuto' mean? Sustained 5 of 20 What is the 'dominant pedal' in this piece? Repeated Ab quavers in the left hand 6 of 20 What is the key of the A section? Db major 7 of 20 Which hand plays the melody in the A section? The right hand 8 of 20 The A section finished with what type of cadence? Imperfect 9 of 20 How do the dynamics change in the B section? Gets louder (up to fortissimo) 10 of 20 What is the key of the B section? C# minor 11 of 20 What hand plays the melody in the B section? Left hand 12 of 20 How is the second A section different to the first? It is much shorter 13 of 20 How does the piece end? With a short coda 14 of 20 What does the performance direction 'ped.' indicate? For the performer to press down the sustain pedal 15 of 20 Why is the piece called the Raindrop? Repeated pedal notes sound like rainfalln / falling arpeggio represents falling rain 16 of 20 What does the term ritenuto (rit) mean? To slow down 17 of 20 What register of the piano does this piece use? Middle and low register 18 of 20 True or false: this piece uses a wide range of dynamics True 19 of 20 What does the term crescendo mean? Gradually getting louder 20 of 20
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