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 Chopins Prelude no 15?

Syncopation? Rubato

4. How many notes does a hexachord contain?

6

5. What Shakespeare play is Somethings 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
Cadence
Sound finished and is often used in hymns.
It uses chords 4 to 1
Handel
Pentatonic Scale
Five notes per octave
A five note scale
Capercaillie
vocals 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
synthesizer
Capercaillie
Monophonic One single melodic line is playing Moby, Yiri
Melisma
The lyrics a person sings are spread over a
range of notes More than one note per
syllable
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