Arrangement 01

1. A harmonic accompaniment is mainly provided by .......

   • several instruments with underlying chord progressions
   • very loud dynamics
   • fast playing
   • None of the above

2. Which of the following is the bass line?

   • A mid-pitched line played usually a 3rd below the melody
   • A high-pitched line which plays out the tune
   • A low-pitched line played by rhythm section instruments
   • All of the above

3. What is a descant?

   • A counter-melody at a higher pitch than the main melody
   • A fast section of music
   • A loud and accented bass line
   • A piece in the key of D major

4. What does 'Question and Answer' mean?

   • Dominant-to-tonic resolution by a different (B) voice
   • A 4-bar section which is constantly repeated
   • A section which is constantly at a loud dynamic
   • All of the above

5. What is an interlude?

   • A 16-bar section which features a drone
   • A long composition comparable to a symphony
   • A short piece in-between parts of longer compositions
   • None of the above

6. A Coda is .......

   • a quiet kind of dynamic marking
   • a passage which brings a movement to a conclusion
   • a type of accelerando
   • a type of classical movement

7. 'Tone quality' or 'Tone colour' specifically relates to .......

   • dynamic markings
   • key signatures
   • timbre
   • time signatures

8. What kinds of music feature improvisation?

   • Jazz solo sections
   • Rock guitar solo sections
   • Classical recitative sections
   • All of the above

9. What high-pitched counter-melody is found in hymns?

   • Bass line
   • Descant
   • Falsetto
   • Tenor line

10. What type of passage brings a section to a conclusion?

    • A Coda
    • A pause
    • A ritardando
    • An accelerando

Quiz written by Thomas Daish