5th year music Beatles Test
Question 1 (i) For which instruments is this section scored? (ii) Name one bar where syncopation can clearly be heard in the accompaniment. (iii) In which bars does this rhythm feature? (iv) Name the instrument which plays this rhythm in those bars (i) Describe the bass line at X (ii) Which two of the following can be heard in this section? uneven phrasing pizzicato tremolo octave leaps falling 3rds ornamentation (iii) How does the music describe the lyrics "Daddy, our baby's gone"? (iv) Describe the cello part at Y on the score Describe the texture in bars 88-95. (ii) Which two of the following chords are used at bars 100- 106? C# C#m7 F#7 F#m (iii) Identify and explain a recording technique used in this song. QUESTION 2 How many bars are played in the introduction? How does the melody move in line 2? In line three, the clarinets play the melody with the singer crotchets in harmony a countermelody Which two of the following can be heard in lines 5-6? off beat bass rhythm syncopated melody line change of time signature chimes French horns minor chords In which line is the following idea heard? Line 5 QUESTION 3 Which brass instruments play in the 5-bar opening of this excerpt? These brass instruments play in unison in contrary motion independent melodic lines The music of line 1 is printed below, select one answer to fill in the missing notes The dominant bass rhythm in lines 1-4 is Describe one way in which the accompaniment changes in lines 7-9 The style of this song is a fusion of pop and classical. Describe how both of these styles are used in the song. QUESTION 4 Identify the Time Signature of the music in this excerpt In which line does the piano enter Line 3 Describe what the piano plays Identify two features of the melody in this excerpt.1:2: Identify two features of the accompaniment in this excerpt.1:2: Contrast the style of When I'm 64with the other two songs by The Beatles on your course. Refer to all three songs in your answer QUESTION 5SECTION A BARS 1-12 Which one of the following rhythmic figures can be heard in the accompaniment in this section. Identify two features of the vocal line as heard in this section1:2: What are the two missing chord symbols in bar 6 of the score. You may use guitar chords or roman numerals SECTION B BARS 13-29 Describe two ways in which the music of this section differs from the music in Section A1:2: Identify the instrument that plays at the end of line 4 Describe what this instrument plays The rhythm of the underlined word in line 6 is SECTION C BARS 30-42 There is no printed music for the excerpt in this section Which twoof the following can be heard in this section? imitation sustained chords triplets clarinets crotchet chords vocal harmony Identify and describe one recording technique used in this songTechnique:Description: Compare and contrast the style of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Bandwith She's Leaving Home.Refer to both songs in your answer. Question 6 (i) Identify the time signature of the music in this excerpt (ii) Briefly describe the music played by the strings after line 1 (iii) Which three of the following features can be heard in the music in lines 2-3? tremolo dotted rhythm sequences imitation crotchet chords homophonic texture (iv) Describe the vocal texture in lines 4-7 (v) The last two notes of the vocal line are: (vi) Identify the cadence at the end of the excerpt Question 7Identify and describe the style of Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, She's Leaving Home and When I'm Sixty Four. Question 8.Write a short note on the recording techniques used by the Beatles in the three songs.