aos1 listening questions

8/10/2019 Aos1 Listening Questions

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GCSE MUSICAREA OF STUDY 1

LISTENING QUESTIONS

NAME ....

A* 10A 9B 7

C 6D 5E 4F 3G 2

QUESTION MARK GRADE QUESTION MARK GRADE1 112 123 134 145 156 167 178 189 19

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AREA OF STUDY 1G.F. Handel: And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah, HWV 56

1. Listen to the following extract, which will be played THREE times.

a) Name the voice that sings at the very beginning of the extract. (1)...

b) Which voice then enters? (1)...

c) The texture at the very beginning is And the textureat the very end is (2)

d) Suggest two ways in which a joyful mood is created in this extract. (2)

1 .2 .

e) Look at the following melody, which is heard at the very beginning of theextract. Fill in the missing notes in bars 5 and 6. The rhythm is given abovethe stave (4)

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Total for Question 1 = 10 marks


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a) Name the two instruments that play at the very beginning of the extract. (2)1 ...2 ...

b) In which musical period was this music composed? Put a cross in thecorrect box (1)

a. Romanticb. Baroquec. Classicald. Medieval

c) Describe the texture of the voices when they first enter. (1)...

d) Which musical device can be heard in this extract? (1)

a. Syncopationb. Imitationc. Variationd. Sequence

e) Look at the following melody, which is heard at the very beginning of theextract. Fill in the missing notes in bars 3 and 4. The rhythm is given above

the stave (5)



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a) Is this extract mainly melismatic or syllabic? Give a reason for your answer. (2).........

b) Is this extract from an opera or an oratorio? Give 2 reasons for your answer (2)...............

c) Which musical device can be heard in this extract? (1)a. Syncopationb. Imitationc. Variationd. Sequence

d) Look at the following melody, which is heard at the very beginning of theextract. Fill in the missing notes in bars 3 and 4. The rhythm is given abovethe stave (4)

e) What key is the music in? (1)



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a) Name two instruments playing the continuo part in this extract. (2)1 2 ...

b) Which type of voice sings the first entry of And The Glory of the Lord ?

Put a cross in the correct box (1)a. Sopranob. Altoc. Tenord. Bass

c) When the voices first sing And the Glory the texture of them is at the end of the extract the texture of the voices is (2)

d) Which family of instruments plays the introduction along with the continuo? (1)

e) What type of cadence ends the instrumental introduction? (1)

f) Is this extract mainly melismatic or syllabic? Give a reason for your answer. (2).........

g) Describe the dynamics when all of the voices enter. (1)...



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AREA OF STUDY 1Mozart: 1st movement from Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550


a) Which theme from the first movement is being played? Put a cross inthe correct box. (1)

a. 1st Subjectb. 2nd Subject

b) This theme is played by the 1 st and 2 nd (1)

c) Describe the dynamics at the start of the extract. (1)..

d) At the beginning of the extract the music is played by the ..family. Towards the end of the extract the family also

join in. (2)

e) What key does this music start in? (1)

h) Look at the following melody, which is heard at the very beginning of theextract. Fill in the missing notes in bars 3 and 4. The rhythm is given abovethe stave (4)



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a) Which section of the movement is this extract taken from? (1)a. Expositionb. Developmentc. Bridged. Recapitulation

b) What is the name of the high-pitched instrument you can hear right at

the start of the extract? (1)

..

c) Describe the dynamics at the start of the extract. (1)

..

d) Describe what happens to the key is this extract. (2)....

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e) State two ways that the instrumentation for the symphony is different fromthe usual Classical orchestra. (2)

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f) Describe the use of dynamics in this extract (3)....

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b) This theme is played by the family and the

family. (2)

c) What is the key of this theme? (1)

d) Look at the following melody, which is heard at the very beginning of theextract. Fill in the missing notes in bars 5 and 6. The rhythm is given abovethe stave (4)

e) The first main section in a sonata form movement is the exposition .Name the other two main sections. (2)

1

2



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b) What is the key of this theme? (1)

c) What is the tempo or speed marking of this movement? (1)

d) In which musical period was this music composed? Put a cross in thecorrect box (1)

a. Romanticb. Baroquec. Classical

d. Medieval

e) Name another composer from the same period as Mozart. (1)

f) Look at the following melody, which is heard at the very beginning of the

extract. Fill in the missing notes in bars 5 and 6. The rhythm is given above

the stave (5)



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AREA OF STUDY 1Chopin: Prelude No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28

9. Listen to the following extract, which will be played THREEtimes.

a) Is the music in this extract in a major or minor key? ............................... (1)

b) Suggest two musical reasons why this prelude is often called the Raindrop . (2)

1 ..................................................................................................................

2 ..................................................................................................................

c) The score for this extract contains the following musical sign:

What two musical terms describe how the pianist changes the dynamics

at this point? (1)

1 ..................................................................................................................2 ..................................................................................................................

d) This prelude was composed in the Romantic period of Western classical music.

State three key features of Romantic music. (3)

1 ..................................................................................................................

2 ..................................................................................................................

3 ..................................................................................................................

e) What note is played as the pedal note in this extract? ............................... (1)

f) What does the term pedal note mean? (2)

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a) What key is this extract in? ................................................... (1)

b) Which section of the prelude is this extract taken from? (2)

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c) Describe what has happened to the pedal note in this section. (3)

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d) What does the term sotto voce mean? (1)

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e) In which musical period was this music composed? Put a cross in thecorrect box (1)

a. Romanticb. Baroquec. Classicald. Medieval

f) Name another composer from the same period as Chopin. (1)

g) The score for this extract contains the following musical sign:

What does this sign mean? . (1)

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a) Which section of the prelude is this extract taken from? (1)........................................................................

b) What does the term slentando mean? (1)

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c) What does the term pianissimo mean? (1)

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d) What does the term smorzando mean? (1)

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e) Why do you think that Chopin has used 3 terms that have a similar meaning

within the same few bars? (2)

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f) Describe what has happened to the pedal note in this section. (2)

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g) What is the structure of the whole prelude? (2)

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a) What instrument is heard playing in this extract? (1)........................................................................

b) What time signature best describes this piece? Put a cross in thecorrect box. (1)

c) Is the tonality in this extract major or minor? (1)

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d) In this extract, Chopin uses musical ornaments to decorate the melody.Which musical ornament is shown in the score above? Put a cross in thecorrect box. (1)

a. Trillb. Mordentc. Turnd. Acciaccatura

e) This piece is often called the Raindrop prelude. Give two ways in which Chopincreates this feeling in his music referring specifically the musical features. (2)

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f) During the extract, you heard a group of notes scored with a numberseven underneath them as shown below. What is the musical name for this?....................................................... (1)

g) This form of this entire piece can be shown by the letters A B A. What is the musicalname for this type of musical structure? (1)

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h) How does Chopin create a musical contrast in the B section of this piece? (2)..................................................................................................................

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a. What is the name given to the part played by the organ and cello throughout

the extract? _____________________________________________ (1)

b. Apart from organ and cello, name TWO instruments that feature in the music

of the extract.

_________________________________ __________________________________ (2)

c. Which describes the order in which the voices first sing and all flesh shall see ittogether? Put a cross in the correct box. (1)

e. Bass followed by sopranof. Soprano followed by bassg. Tenor followed by sopranoh. Alto followed by tenor

d. Describe the melody line of for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (1) ______________________________________________________________________

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e. How does Handel make these words stand out clearly in the music? (2) ______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

f. Describe the texture at the end of this extract. (1)

______________________________________________________________________

g. What musical device is used to end the piece of music? (1)

______________________________________________________________________

Total for question 13 = /10


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15. Listen to the following extract taken from the end of the first section and start of thesecond section, which will be played FOUR times.

a) Look at the following melody, which is heard at the beginning of the extract.Fill in the missing notes in bar 2 and 3. The rhythm is given above the stave. (4)

b) Compare these two sections of the music. Identify two similarities and two differences (4)

SIMILARITIESi. ________________________________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________________________________

DIFFERENCESi. ________________________________________________________________

ii. ________________________________________________________________

c) Circle the correct words to complete the following statements. (2)

i. The performer plays this piece in s [legato / staccato] style.

ii. The complete prelude is in [rondo / ternary] form.



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16. Listen to the following extract, which will be played FOUR times.

a) What section of the piece is the extract from? Put a cross in the correct box. (1)i. A-Sectionii. B-Section

b) Which hand plays the melody? (1)

c) What is the tonality of the extract? (1)i. Majorii. Minoriii. Atonaliv. Modal

d) What musical device is created by the repeated quaver G sharps in the extract?

.................................................................................................................. (1)

e) Describe the dynamics of the extract. Make two points. (2)

i. ..................................................................................................................

ii. ..................................................................................................................

f) State 3 features of Romantic piano music heard in this extract. (3)i. ..................................................................................................................

ii. ..................................................................................................................

iii. ..................................................................................................................

g) What does the term sostenuto mean? (1)

Total for Question 16= 10 marks


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A. Which theme does Mozart use in this extract? (1)1 st Subject !

2nd Subject !

B. Which of the following best describes the tonality at the start of the extract? (1)

i) Major, with some chromatic notes ! ii) Major throughout ! iii) Minor, with some chromatic notes ! iv) Minor throughout !

C. The theme is shared between two instrumental families . What are they? (2)

____________________________ ____________________________

D. The extract is taken from the exposition section of this movement. Name twoother sections commonly found in sonata form. (2)

____________________________ ____________________________

E. Look at the following melody, which is heard at the beginning of the extract.Fill in the missing notes in bars 5 and 6. The rhythm is given above the stave (4)



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18. Listen to the following extract taken from the development section, which will be playedTHREE times.

a. Name three instruments that play the three-note motif at the start of the extract.

(3)

______________________ ______________________ ______________________

b. Which theme does Mozart use in the extract? Put a cross in the correct box (1)

i. 1 st Subject !

ii. 2nd Subject !

c. How does Mozart develop the theme in this extract? (2)

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

d. What musical device is heard in the horn and bassoon parts towards the end

of the extract? __________________________________________________ (1)

e. Complete the following sentence: (1)

i. A sonata form movement has three main sections;

the exposition, the development and the _______________________

f. Describe the dynamics in this section of the music. (2)

______________________________________________________________________

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a. Which theme from the first movement is being played?

Put a cross in the correct box. (1)

i. 1 st Subject !

ii. 2nd Subject !

b. This theme is played by the 1 st and 2 nd ______________________ (1)

c. What is the tonality of the music? ___________________________ (1)

d. What is the interval between the two parts that play the theme?

Put a cross in the correct box. (1)

iii. Second

iv. Fifth

v. Octave

vi. Tenth

e. Look at the following melody, which is heard at the beginning of the

extract. Fill in the missing notes. The rhythm is given above the stave. (4)

f. State TWO ways that the instrumentation for this symphony is different

from the usual Classical orchestra. (2)

______________________________________________________________________

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a. What is the texture of the music played by the orchestra at the start of the

extract? _____________________________________________ (1)

b. Look at the following melody, which is the first vocal entry in the extract. Fill in

the missing notes in bar 2. The rhythm is given above the stave. (4)

c. Which voice part sings this melody the first time it is heard? (1)

_____________________________________________

d. Which two voice parts sing for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it ?

Put a cross in the correct box (1)

i. Soprano and Alto ! ii. Alto and Tenor !

iii. Tenor and Bass !

iv. Soprano and Bass !

e. Suggest two ways in which an uplifting and joyful mood is created in this

chorus. (2)

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

i) Which musical device can be heard in this extract? (1)i. Syncopation

j. Imitationk. Variationl. Sequence


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