Music For A While. 0.0 / 5 ? MusicPurcell Baroque Music.GCSEEdexcel Created by: cieran_10Created on: 17-01-18 19:19 Which two parts was Music For A While written for? The countertenor and continuo. 1 of 21 What three instruments are the Pearson version scored for? The soprano, the harpsichord and the bass viol. 2 of 21 What key has the A minor version been transposed from? C minor. 3 of 21 Give three features of the harpsichord part, in terms of the ornamentation. Upper and lower mordents, grace notes and appoggiaturas. 4 of 21 What three general features are there in the harpsichord part? Elaborate realisation, decoration and embelished and frequent dotted rhythm. 5 of 21 How was a musician instructed to play ornamaentation in the Baroque era? They has to remeber them; as, they were not noted on the score. 6 of 21 What does Purcell frequnetly do to the chords in the song? Arpeggiate them. 7 of 21 What does Purcell frequnetly do to the chords in the song? Spread them. 8 of 21 What does the lef hand of the harpsichord play along with the bass viol? A ground bass. 9 of 21 What term can be used to descirbe the meoldy line? Mainly syllabic. 10 of 21 What does Purcell use in bar 5? Paired slurring. 11 of 21 What other word can be used to descirbe the song's melody? Melismatic. 12 of 21 What is used in bar 20, one the word, "eternal" and why? An extened melisma for word painting. 13 of 21 How many times is the word "drop" sung in the song? Nine times. 14 of 21 What other word is repeated a lot in the song? Music. 15 of 21 What is the song? An aria. 16 of 21 What does the soprano line have a range of? A ninth. 17 of 21 What is the specfific range of the song? From E above middle C - F just over an octave higher. 18 of 21 What is most of the melody line, in terms of note movement? Conjunct. 19 of 21 What is frequent in the song? Passing notes. 20 of 21 What is the usual note movment? No more than a prefect fourth. 21 of 21
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