Hardyes GCSE Aos1 - And The Glory Of The Lord
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A revision quiz about Handel's 'And the Glory of the Lord' from The Messiah
- 1.What type of work is Handel's Messiah?
- 2.When was Handel's Messiah written?
- A.
1641
- B.
1741
- C.
1841
- 3.What is an Oratorio?
- A.
An opera performed in an opera house
- B.
A piece of music sung in a church service
- C.
An unstaged opera performed in a church
- 4.What key does 'And the Glory of the Lord' start in?
- 5.Which of these voices sing in 'And the Glory of the Lord'?
- A.
Treble
- B.
Soprano
- C.
Mezzo-soprano
- D.
Castrato
- E.
Alto
- F.
Tenor
- G.
Baritone
- H.
Bass
- 6.What keyboard instrument can you hear in 'And the Glory of the lord'?
- 7.What is a Basso Continuo?
- A.
A continuos bassline
- B.
A harpsichord plus cello playing the bass and chords
- C.
A low pitched repeating pattern
- 8.What is the tempo marking at the start of the piece?
- 9.True or False: 'And the Glory of the Lord' starts with an introduction played by the orchestra only.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What is the word to do with rhythm, which describes when two groups of three beats, feels like three groups of two beats?
- 11.What is the texture of the opening sung phrase 'And the glory, the glory of the lord'?
- A.
Polyphonic
- B.
Homophonic
- C.
Monophonic
- 12.True or False: The word setting for the phrase 'Shall be revealed' is syllabic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.What melodic device is used on the phrase 'Shall be revealed'?
- 14.Which word describes the texture at the point when the voices enter singing 'shall be revealed' on at a time?
- 15.True or False: The altos are the first voices to sing 'And all flesh shall sit together'.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.What harmonic device is created by the phrase 'For the mouth of the lord hath spoken it'?
- 17.Which textures can you find in this piece? (tick all that apply)
- A.
Monophonic
- B.
Homophonic
- C.
Polyphonic
- D.
Imitation
- E.
Heterophonic
- 18.Which keys does the piece modulate to? (tick all that apply)
- A.
F# minor
- B.
E major
- C.
A minor
- D.
B major
- E.
C major
- 19.What is the tempo marking of the last four bars of the piece?
- 20.What cadence is used at the end of the piece?
- 21.Which cadences can you hear in this piece? (tick all that apply)
- A.
Perfect
- B.
Imperfect
- C.
Plagal
- D.
Interupted
- 22.True or False: A perfect cadence sounds unfinished.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.True or False: A plagal cadence sounds finished like 'Amen'.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.From which musical period is this piece from?
- A.
Renaissance
- B.
Baroque
- C.
Classical
- D.
Romantic
- E.
20th Century
- 25.Which of the following are general features of music from the Baroque period? (tick all that apply)
- A.
Homophonic texture
- B.
Polyphonic texture
- C.
Minor key
- D.
Atonal
- E.
Simple functional harmony
- F.
Use of ornaments
- G.
Basso continuo
- H.
Small orchestra
- I.
Balanced 4 bar phrases
- J.
Extreme dynamics
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