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Music: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Arrangement (Questions)

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Interludes and codas are found in the arrangement of music. Due to a poor grasp of the ability to do so himself, the American composer George Gershwin had his Rhapsody in Blue orchestrated and arranged by Ferde Grofe.

Test your knowledge in this Music quiz on Arrangement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Tone quality' or 'Tone color' specifically relates to .......

[ ]	dynamic markings
[ ]	key signatures
[ ]	timbre
[ ]	time signatures

What kinds of music feature improvisation?

[ ]	Jazz solo sections
[ ]	Rock guitar solo sections
[ ]	Classical recitative sections
[ ]	All of the above

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

[ ]	Bass line
[ ]	Descant
[ ]	Falsetto
[ ]	Tenor line

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What type of passage brings a section to a conclusion?

[ ]	A Coda
[ ]	A pause
[ ]	A ritardando
[ ]	An accelerando

Music: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Arrangement (Answers)