Waltzes

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GCSE Music (AoS3: Dance Music) Quiz sobre Waltzes, criado por Rosa Brookes em 15-11-2013.
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
Give one musical characteristic of a Waltz.
Responda
  • 3/4 time
  • "um cha cha" chords
  • rubato
  • balanced phrasing
  • slow harmonic rhythm
  • graceful
  • flowing
  • fast tempo
  • accent on 1st beat
  • simple harmony

Questão 2

Questão
Is which period of musical history was this piece written?
Responda
  • classical period
  • romantic period
  • baroque
  • 21st century
  • 1920s
  • 19th century

Questão 3

Questão
Where might this music be performed?
Responda
  • Concert hall
  • Royal Albert Hall
  • Symphony Hall

Questão 4

Questão
Waltzes could also be played on the piano in parlours at home as 'music' rather than to be danced to. Chopin composed many piano waltzes. 'True' or 'False'?
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 5

Questão
Which city is most associated with waltzes?
Responda
  • Vienna
  • Vietnam

Questão 6

Questão
Which century did the waltz become most popular?
Responda
  • 19th century
  • late 19th century
  • 18th century

Questão 7

Questão
Name two composers associated with waltzes.
Responda
  • Johann Strauss
  • Strauss Junior
  • Chopin
  • Brahms
  • Mozart
  • Dyson

Questão 8

Questão
Describe three common features of waltzes
Responda
  • 3/4 time
  • oom cha cha chords
  • accent on first beat of bar
  • 4/4 time
  • bandoneon

Questão 9

Questão
Why did some dances have an introduction in 4/4 time?
Responda
  • to allow the dancers time to meet on the dance floor
  • because the orchestra were playing out of time

Questão 10

Questão
what does the waltz look like?
Responda
  • close embrace
  • three step sequence - step forward or backward, a step to the side, and the step to close the feet together. These steps are repeated over and over, and the couples rotate around the dance floor.
  • graceful and elegant feel
  • tiptoe - small rises on the toes on the first step, then fall back on heels at the end of the third step.

Questão 11

Questão
Does the dance typically have a fast tempo?
Responda
  • Fast tempo - 70 bars per minute
  • Slow tempo - 10 bars per minute

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