Variations 01

1. What happens in 'variation form'?

   • A theme is played once, followed by a contrasting theme
   • A theme is repeated and remains identical each time
   • A theme is repeated and changed in some way each time
   • None of the above

2. What aspects of a theme can change in variation form?

   • Chords
   • Tempo
   • Metre
   • All of the above

3. Which of these is a mode for a scale degree?

   • Phyrigian
   • Freezian
   • Ironian
   • All of the above

4. A basic major triad is .......

   • a type of loud drone heard in wedding music
   • a chord with a bass root, a major 3^rd and perfect 5^th
   • a type of key signature
   • None of the above

5. A minor triad is .......

   • a chord with a root and diminished 3^rd and 5^ths
   • a chord with a root, a major 3^rd and perfect 5^th
   • a chord with a root, a minor 3^rd and perfect 5^th
   • a type of sad sounding piece played by a flute

6. 'Andante' is representative of .......

   • dynamic
   • key signature
   • tempo
   • All of the above

7. Which of these terms relate to metre?

   • Compound duple
   • Compound triple
   • Simple duple
   • All of the above

8. When the root of a chord is not in the bass it is .......

   • a warning of an impending loud passage
   • a warning of an oncoming key change
   • an inversion
   • signalling the end of a movement

9. What best describes a musical 'ornament'

   • A decorative musical flourish around a particular note
   • A dynamic marking
   • A key signature marking
   • A time signature marking

10. A retrograde inversion is most like .......

    • writing a theme backwards and upside down
    • a quiet chord played repeatedly
    • a type of synthesizer pitch bend effect
    • None of the above

Quiz written by Thomas Daish