Aural

Question 1

Give examples of 20 century composers

Answer 1

Gershwin, Prokofiev and Bartók

Question 3

Describe romantic music

Answer 3

• flexibility of tempo with use of rubato
• lyrical and song like melodies with extended phrases
• rich harmonies with use of chromatic notes
• significant use of the sustaining pedal with a wide dynamic range

Question 5

Describe 20th century music

Answer 5

• vigorous rhythms with spikey ideas
• unpredictable phrase lengths
• harmony dissonant and adventurous
• wide dynamic changes with sudden changes and use of vivid colours

Question 6

Give examples of classical music composers

Answer 6

Beethoven (early period), Clementi and Mozart

Question 7

Give examples of romantic era composers

Answer 7

Chopin, Schumann and Grieg

Question 11

Describe baroque music

Answer 11

• energetic, lively rhythm
• often with 18th dance character
• strong, spirited melodic ideas
• upper and lower parts sometimes copying each other
• melodic decoration and ornamentation especially at the ends of phrases
• limited pitch and range reflecting the original use of the harpsichord

Question 12

Give three examples of baroque composers

Answer 12

J. S Bach, Handel and Couperin

Question 13

Describe classical music

Answer 13

• regular clear-cut phrases
• graceful an repetitive melodic ideas
• accompaniments outline the generally simple harmony either with broken chord patterns or chords
• use of crescendo and diminuendo