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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(c) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______
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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(c) What form of music is a canon
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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(c) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______
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
(c) Write down the note names of an arpeggio starting on f.
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: ______
(c) Tempo: ______Tonality: ______
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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(c) Change of key: ______
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(d) Rapping: ______
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Concept Check
ABAArpeggioBaroque
ImitationCanonConcerto
Opera PedalRomantic
Ternary