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Question 1 of 25

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Which Bach wrote 'Ein feste burg'?

Select one of the following:

  • JC Bach

  • JS Bach

  • CPE Bach

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Question 2 of 25

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What year was this version of the cantata completed?

Select one of the following:

  • 1730

  • 1715

  • 1735

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Question 3 of 25

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The words of cantata 80 translate to 'A mighty master is our God'

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 4 of 25

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How many phrases are there in the chorale melody?

Select one of the following:

  • 8

  • 9

  • 10

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Question 5 of 25

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Cantatas are usually written for soloist and ( chorus, choir, orchestra ), accompanied by orchestra with ( figured bass, continuo ). The continuo would usually have included an ( harpsichord, organ ) as this is sacred music. The only woodwind instrument in the orchestra is the ( flute, oboe, bassoon ).

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Question 6 of 25

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1. Chorus is in G Major

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 7 of 25

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The tenors sing first in movement 1.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 8 of 25

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The second movement is scored for which soloists?

Select one of the following:

  • bass and tenor

  • bass and soprano

  • tenor and alto

  • soprano and alto

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Question 9 of 25

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Which of the following are features of the 2nd movement?

Select one or more of the following:

  • word painting

  • congregational hymn

  • florid countermelody sung by the bass

  • melisma

  • 4 part harmony

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Question 10 of 25

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Movement 8 Section B consists of phrases. It starts in , although modulating to the dominant key, in both bars 5 and 8, although after the perfect cadence swiftly returns to the tonic. In bar the music moves through G major in order to reach the relative minor key of in bar 10. There is a rare example of an in bar 10 of the eighth movement. The melody is and , which is typical of a hymn tune, with only very occasional small leaps

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    five
    D major
    A major,
    9
    17
    E minor
    G minor
    imperfect cadence
    interrupted cadence
    conjunct
    scalic
    diatonic
    chromatic

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Question 11 of 25

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This cantata uses a cantus firmus which is based on a Lutheran melody

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 12 of 25

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The Magic Flute was written in 1791, the last year of Mozart’s short life

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 13 of 25

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What style of opera is this?

Select one of the following:

  • Opera bouffe

  • Singspiel

  • Operetta

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Question 14 of 25

1

Which number has particular significance to the free masons?

Select one of the following:

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

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Question 15 of 25

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How many sections are there in the Queen of the Night's piece?

Select one of the following:

  • 2

  • 3

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Question 16 of 25

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This is the ( first, second ) appearance of the Queen of the Night. She is accompanied by ( strings, two horns and two oboes, strings, two bassoons and two trumpets ). After the orchestral introduction there is a short passage of accompanied ( coloratura, recitative ). The next section begins in ( G, A, B ) minor (bar 21) and is a moderate paced legato (smoothly flowing) aria in simple ( triple, duple ) time The trembling is represented by word-painting as the ( violins, violas, oboes ) have ‘shivering’ repeated semiquavers In the final allegro moderato section in ( C, B♭ ) major the Queen starts to display all her power. The soprano has virtuoso ( ornamented, coloratura ) music at the highest tessitura, rising to top F. This section has no fewer than ( 12, 13, 14, 15 ) bars on the same syllable (melisma).

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Question 17 of 25

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Why is Papageno humming?

Select one of the following:

  • Because he forgot the words

  • Because he has a padlock on his mouth

  • Because he's a mute

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Question 18 of 25

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Which of the following are features of Hm! Hm! etc?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Pizzicato violins

  • Sotto voce

  • Feminine cadences

  • Monophony

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

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Vaughan Williams: If this is the answer, what is the question?

Six.

Select one of the following:

  • The number of songs you are studying by Vaughan Williams.

  • The number of songs in the song cycle 'On Wenlock Edge'.

  • The number of years it took RVW to write the song cycle 'On Wenlock Edge'.

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Question 20 of 25

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Which of the following are used in 'On Wenlock Edge'?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Tenor Soloist

  • Bass Soloist

  • Piano

  • Cello

  • Harp

  • Double Bass

  • Violin

  • Viola

Explanation

Question 21 of 25

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Which of the following influenced his move away from German Romanticism?

Select one or more of the following:

  • English Folk Song

  • Tudor Church Music

  • French Impressionism

  • The English Choral Tradition

  • It's a trick question, he used all of them.

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Question 22 of 25

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If this is the answer, what is the question?

Block chords, trills, parallel chords, una corda, ostinato, arpeggios, frequently doubles the cello.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Identify the features of impressionism.

  • Identify features of the piano part in On Wenlock Edge.

  • Identify features of Vaughan William's compositional style.

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Question 23 of 25

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Which of the following are NOT features of RVW's string writing?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Tremelo

  • Ponticello

  • Triple Stopping

  • Sul Ponticello

  • Spiccato

  • Con Sordino

  • Harmonics

  • Pizzicato

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

1

The vocal music is mostly syllabic.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 25 of 25

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Which classic impressionist feature appears in bar one?

Select one of the following:

  • chromaticism

  • parallel chords

  • whole tone scale

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