Lesson 3.1.2

3.1.2 Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 Quiz: AQA Music, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Which composer wrote the Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, a study piece for Area 1?

    • Chopin
    • Haydn
    • Mozart
    • Handel

  2. Which movement of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 is a study piece?

    • 3rd movement, Rondo
    • 2nd movement, Adagio
    • 4th movement, Presto
    • 1st movement, Allegro

  3. Which Beethoven symphony is named as an Area 1 study piece?

    • Symphony No. 1
    • Symphony No. 3
    • Symphony No. 9
    • Symphony No. 5

  4. What tempo marking opens the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1?

    • Adagio molto
    • Allegro vivace
    • Andante cantabile
    • Largo maestoso

  5. Which three composers feature for orchestral music in Area of Study 1 listening?

    • Chopin, Schumann, Liszt
    • Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
    • Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
    • Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Wagner

  6. Whose piano music is included in the Area 1 listening list?

    • Chopin and Schumann
    • Debussy and Satie
    • Grieg and Ravel
    • Mozart and Haydn

  7. Which genres of Handel's music are specified for Area of Study 1 listening?

    • Operas, Trio Sonatas
    • Keyboard Suites, Operas
    • Coronation Anthems, Oratorios
    • Organ Concertos, Suites

  8. How is the Western classical tradition defined in the specification?

    • Improvised pop music
    • Folk dance music
    • European art music
    • Electronic studio music

  9. Which choral genre from the late Romantic period is included in Area 1 listening?

    • Chorale
    • Madrigal
    • Requiem
    • Motet

  10. Which element type includes acciaccaturas and appoggiaturas?

    • Melody
    • Tonality
    • Texture
    • Dynamics and articulation

  11. Besides perfect, plagal, imperfect and interrupted, which cadence is listed under Area 1 harmony?

    • Tièrce de Picardie
    • Phrygian cadence
    • Neapolitan cadence
    • Deceptive cadence

  12. A piece has no repeated sections and each section is new. Which structure is this?

    • Strophic variation
    • Binary AB structure
    • Ternary repetition
    • Through-composed

  13. What type of modulation occurs when music moves from C major to G major?

    • To the relative
    • To the dominant
    • To the subdominant
    • To the tonic

  14. In a rondo in the form ABACA, how many times is the main theme A heard?

    • Two
    • Three
    • Five
    • Four

  15. Which term describes a sustained note held under changing harmonies?

    • Appoggiatura
    • Cadenza
    • Ostinato
    • Pedal

  16. Which dynamic term means gradually getting quieter?

    • Diminuendo
    • Fortissimo
    • Crescendo
    • Sforzando

  17. Which texture is a single melody line with no accompaniment?

    • Polyphonic
    • Antiphonal
    • Monophonic
    • Homophonic

  18. What term describes an unaccompanied virtuoso solo passage near the end of a concerto movement?

    • Cadenza
    • Coda
    • Ritornello
    • Tutti

  19. Which musical structure features a solo phrase immediately answered by another phrase?

    • Ground bass
    • Fugue
    • Call and response
    • Theme and variations

  20. What term describes a short bass line repeated continuously throughout a piece?

    • Ground bass
    • Walking bass
    • Basso continuo
    • Alberti bass

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