Music For Royal Fireworks - Typical Questions

Music for Royal Fireworks – Typical Questions

1a)

What is the title of this piece of music?

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1b)

Name the composer.

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2a)

What period is this piece from?

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2b)

Give three musical reasons for your answer.

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3)

What compositional device do you hear at the beginning of the piece? Falling Sequence

Rising Sequence

Tremolo

Arpeggiation

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4a)

Name two of the instruments in this piece

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4b)

What family are they from?

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5.

How would you describe the bass-line of this piece (circle one).

Drone Pedal

6.

Walking Bass Fanfare

Give 4 reasons why this piece is celebratory.

Total 15

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