National 4 Musical Periods and Styles Name: ______

National 4 Musical Periods and Styles

1. What does ‘ternary form’ mean? ______

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2. What is the concept ‘ternary form’ usually abbreviated to? ______

3. State the names of the two keyboard instruments found in the Baroque period.

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4. What does ‘imitation’ mean? ______

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5. Listen to the following examples of Baroque music. Write down the concepts which apply to each example from the box below.

TempoTonalityTextureRhythmInstruments

Adagio MajorImitation4 beats in a barHarpsichord

ModeratoMinorSequence3 beats in a barStrings

AllegroRepetitionOrgan

(a) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______

Texture: ______

Rhythm: ______Instruments: ______

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(b) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______

Texture: ______

Rhythm: ______Instruments: ______

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Texture: ______

Rhythm: ______Instruments: ______

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6. In the space opposite, draw a

diagram to represent a canon.

(b) Is a canon instrument, vocal or both?

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similar to? ______

7 (a) What is the concept which describes a soloist being accompanied by the orchestra? ______

(b) What is the name given to the section where the orchestra stops playing and the soloist ‘shows off?’ ______

8. What is meant by the term ‘pedal?’ ______

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9. Describe an opera.

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10. Listen to the following examples of Romantic music. Write down the concepts which apply to each example from the box below.

TempoTonalityRhythmInstruments

Adagio Major4 beats in a barSymphony

ModeratoMinor3 beats in a barConcerto

AllegroRubato

(a) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______

Rhythm: ______Instruments: ______

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(b) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______

Rhythm: ______Instruments: ______

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Rhythm: ______Instruments: ______

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11 (a) What is a ‘broken chord?’ ______

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(b) In an arpeggio, the notes of the chord are spread out from the lowest to the highest note (repeating the first note). For example, a C chord has the notes c, e and g. An arpeggio starting on c would have the notes c, e, g, c’ ascending and c’, e, g, c descending. Using the keyboard diagram, write down the names of the notes in an arpeggio starting on g.

g __ __ g’

g’ __ __ g

f __ __ f’

__’ __ __ f

(d) Write down the note names of an arpeggio starting on a.

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12 (a) What instrument is Ragtime associated with? ______

(b) Write down two concepts associated with Ragtime:

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13. Listen to the following examples of Swing music. Write down the concepts which apply to each example from the box below.

TempoTonalityRhythmMelodic

Adagio Major4 beats in a barWalking bass

ModeratoMinor3 beats in a barVamp

AllegroSyncopationImprovisation

(a) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______

Rhythm: ______

Melodic: ______

(b) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______

Rhythm: ______

Melodic: ______

Rhythm: ______

Melodic: ______

14. What does ‘scat singing’ mean? ______

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15. Write down the chord changes found in a 12 bar blues on the diagram below.

16. The following concepts relate to popular styles of music. Write an appropriate definition for each concept in the space provided.

(a) Verse and chorus: ______

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(b) Middle Eight: ______

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(d) Rapping: ______

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Concept Check

ABAArpeggioBaroque

ImitationCanonConcerto

Opera PedalRomantic

Ternary