Year 11 Vocab and Set Work Questions 2

1. What date was And The Glory of the Lord composed?

1742 ✓ (1741)

2. What is the structure of Symphony no.40?

It is in sonata form. Exposition (first subject and second subject are introduced), development (material from the exposition is developed) and then recapitulation in which material from the exposition returns with some variations. ✓

3. What is term given to the flexible tempo used when performing Chopin’s Prelude no 15?

Syncopation? Rubato

4. How many notes does a hexachord contain?

6 ✓

5. What Shakespeare play is Something’s Coming based on?

Romeo and Juliet ✓

6. Which two metres (time signatures) are used in Electric Counterpoint?

Alternate between 3/2 and 12/8 ✓

7. Who plays the first solo in All Blues?

Miles Davis playing the trumpet ✓

8. Is Grace in a simple or compound time signature?

Compound ✓ (because of the change in key x) this doesn't have anything to do with key. A compound time signature means that it is divided into dotted crotchet beats, or groups of 3 quavers. 12/8 means 12 quavers in a bar and if you put these into groups of three then you have 4 beats, so it is compound quadruple time)

9. What genre is Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

Dance music ✓

10. What are vocables?

Nonsense syllables that are randomly put in – like capercaillie ✓

11. With what season is Rag Desh associated?

Monsoon ✓

12. What does Yiri mean?

Wood ✓ 11/12 - Well done Sunaya!

Key Word Definition Set work (may be more than one)

Plagal Ca-dence

Sound finished and is often used in hymns.✓ It uses chords 4 to 1 Handel

Pentatonic Scale Five notes per octaveA five note scale

Capercaillievocals in Yiri

Pedal note

A single note that is held down or repeated ✓to emphasises the tonality (usually the tonic or dominant)

Chopin Handel, Mozart

Panning When music is played through different speakers ✓ Steve Reich, Moby

Modulation (not the changing key

definition)

??? Modulation is changing from key but I am unsure? Yes it does mean that, but I wanted the other definition which is the rapid fluctuation in pitch created on the syn-thesizer

Capercaillie

Monophonic One single melodic line is playing ✓ Moby, Yiri ✓

MelismaThe lyrics a person sings are spread over a range of notes More than one note per sylla-ble

Grace, Handel,

Mixolydian Mode The white notes on the piano from G to G ✓ All Blues ✓Mute Changing the tone of an instrument ✓ All Blues ✓Loop Repeating a musical motif ✓ Moby ✓