Music For A While - GCSE Music Set Work - Question Cards

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Created on: 29-06-17 09:56

What type of instrument is a bass viol?

String

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Which century was Purcell alive in?

17th

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What is the structure name for ABA?

Ternary

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Name 2 ways that section B differs from section A.

Different lengths of ground bass and rapid modulations

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What are the 2 main types of word setting?

Syllabic and Melismatic

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Name 2 types of ornament in Music For A While.

Mordents, appoggiaturas, slides, grace notes, trills

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Give 2 examples of word painting used.

long melisma on 'eternal', harsh discord on 'pains'

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What is the name given to a note that is held over from a previous chord to form a dissonance and that then resolves by moving to a note of the new chord?

Suspension

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What is incidental music?

Music for performance as part of a play.

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Which century was Purcell alive in?

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17th

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Name 2 ways that section B differs from section A.

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What are the 2 main types of word setting?

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