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    1 - Instrumental Music (Q1-6) Beta - Set 1 - Bach - Instrumental Music - Questions

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    This document contains questions about an excerpt from Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major. There are multiple choice and short answer questions that assess the identification of musical elements like tempo, texture, instrumentation, harmony, form, and stylistic features in three different extracts from the piece. The questions probe the student's ability to listen closely and describe the musical content, structure, and stylistic conventions of the Baroque orchestral work.

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    The extracts are from Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and examine different sections of the piece through questions about instrumentation, musical texture, notation, tonality and form.

    The extracts feature the harpsichord, violin and flute as solo instruments, along with the full orchestra.

    In the extracts, the harpsichord is featured both as a solo instrument and working together in trio with the violin and flute. It also works with the full orchestra by either accompanying or having a dialogue.

    Edexcel

    GCSE
    MUSIC

    Section A (Questions 1 ­ 6)

    Instrumental Music: J S Bach


    Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D

    1-1 Listen to the following extract which will be played three times.

    (a) Which of the following best describes the tempo of this extract? Underline
    your answer: (1)

    Grave Adagio Moderato Allegro

    (b) Which two of the following terms best describe the texture of the music in
    the first part of this extract? Underline two of the following: (2)

    polyphonic octaves homophonic call and response

    canon unison fugue melody and accompaniment

    (c) Name the first two solo instruments used in this extract. (2)

    1 ..…..……………………………………………………………………………………….

    2 ..…………………………………………………………………………………………..

    (d) What is the interval (eg 3rd / 6th) between the first two notes of the main theme? (1)

    ……………....…..……………………………………………………………………………..
    (e) The main theme has an anacrusic rhythm. What does this mean? (1)

    ……………....…..……………………………………………………………………………..

    (f) (i) The time signature for this piece is 2/4 but the music actually sounds more
    like which one of the following time signatures? Underline your answer: (1)

    3/4 6/8 5/4 4/4

    (ii) Explain the reason for your choice of answer to part (i) of this question (1)

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    (g) Describe two features of the music played by harpsichord in this extract. (2)

    1 ..…..……………………………………………………………………………………….

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    2 ..…………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    Total for Question 1-1 = 11 marks


    Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D

    1-2 Listen to the following extract which will be played four times.

    (a) Tick two of the following that are features of the opening passage of this
    extract. (2)

    Tick two

    major key

    minor key

    chromatic

    bass pedal

    fugue

    monophonic

    (b) Following the opening passage is a section which features a trio of solo
    instruments - harpsichord, violin and flute.
    Describe how these three instruments are used and work together. Make
    three points in your answer. (3)

    1 ....…..……………………………………………………………………………………….

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    2 ..……………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    3 ..…………………………………………………………………………………………….

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    (c) In the last part of the score of this extract, the instruction cantabile is used.
    What is the meaning of cantabile? (1)

    ……………....…..……………………………………………………………………………..
    (d) Tick two of the following that are features of the closing passage of this
    extract. (2)

    Tick two

    major key

    minor key

    chromatic

    monophonic

    call and response

    sequence

    (e) This extract is taken from a concerto grosso. Explain the meaning of the
    term `concerto grosso`. (2)

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    (f) The harpsichord is an instrument which is often used in orchestral music of


    the Baroque period. However the way the harpsichord is used in this piece
    is quite different to its normal role. In what way is it different? (2)

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    Total for Question 1-2 = 12 marks


    Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D

    1-3 Listen to the following extract which will be played four times.

    (a) Tick two of the following that best describe features of the opening
    passage for harpsichord. (2)

    Tick two

    repetition

    homophonic

    two part

    canon

    three part

    monophonic

    (b) Following the opening passage for harpsichord solo, describe how the
    rest of the orchestra is used in the next section and how the harpsichord
    works with the orchestra. Make three points in your answer. (3)

    1 ....…..……………………………………………………………………………………….

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    2 ..……………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    3 ..……………………………………………………………………………………………..

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    (c) This piece is an example of which style of Baroque dance? (1)

    ……………....…..……………………………………………………………………………..
    Here is a short section of score, showing 5 bars of the harpsichord part near
    the end of this extract:

    (d) (i) In the score above, what is the meaning of `tasto solo` below the stave
    in bar 1? (1)

    ……………....…..……………………………………………………………………………..

    (ii) What is the purpose of the figures below the stave in bars 3, 4 and 5? (1)

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    (iii) Why are notes in the right hand part in bars 3, 4 and 5 shown in small size? (1)

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    (e) What is the tonality of the music at the end of the extract? (1)

    ……………....…..……………………………………………………………………………..

    (f) Describe the music which follows this extract . . . what happens next? (2)

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    ……………....…………………………………………………………………………………

    Total for Question 1-3 = 12 marks

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