Hardyes GCSE Aos1 - Chopin's Raindrop Prelude

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7. Which word means ' in a singing style'

Allegro

Sostenuto

Cantabile

Sehr Rasch

8. How many preludes did Chopin compose?

12

18

24

32

48

9. From which country did Chopin come?

England

France

Germany

Poland

Hungary

10. What does smorzando mean?

Sustained

Slurred

Dying away

Getting louder

11. Which word means 'to slow down gradually'.

Ritenuto

Diminuendo

Sostenuto

Rubato

12. Which of the following are performance techniques that are used in this piece? (tick 4 that apply)

Use of rubato

Use of sustain pedal

A large range of dynamics

Staccato playing

Cantabile melody

Lots of trills

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13. Which of the following apply to the B section? (tick all that apply)

Inverted dominant pedal

Melody in left hand

Use of dotted rhythms

Melody moves in crotchets

Falling melody

Homophonic

Polyphonic

Dramatic range of dynamics

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14. Which of the following are general features of music from the Romantic period? (tick all that apply)

Large dynamic range

Simple functional harmony

Use of Chromaticism

Atonal

Use of Rubato

Extended chords

Use of folk tunes and rhythms

Minor keys

Large orchestras with lots of brass and percussion

Basso continuo

Programme music is popular

Very expressive music

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15. Which of the following apply to the A section? (tick all that apply)

Falling melody

Dominant pedal

Loud dynamic

Melody sometimes in 6ths

Septuplets

Acciaccatura

Melody in crotchets

Cantabile melody

Melody Dominated Homophony

Inverted Pedal

Melody in left hand

Melody in right hand

Use of dotted rhythms

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Hardyes GCSE Aos1 - Chopin's Raindrop Prelude

1. What genre of music is this piece?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. From which musical period does this piece come?

3. What is the structure of this piece?

4. What key is the A section in?

5. What key is the B section in?

6. Describe the texture in bars 81-83 of the coda.

7. Which word means ' in a singing style'

8. How many preludes did Chopin compose?

9. From which country did Chopin come?

10. What does smorzando mean?

11. Which word means 'to slow down gradually'.

12. Which of the following are performance techniques that are used in this piece? (tick 4 that apply)

13. Which of the following apply to the B section? (tick all that apply)

14. Which of the following are general features of music from the Romantic period? (tick all that apply)

15. Which of the following apply to the A section? (tick all that apply)