Piano Fun | Quiz 07

#1. Rubato means

a gradual increasing of the speed up to the end

a temporarily slight speeding up or slowing down the given tempo

a change from legato to staccato

a special dynamic marking

#2.

This is Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca

This is Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

This is Chopin's Minute Valse

This is Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

#3.

This song is from "The Magic Flute" from W.A Mozart

This song is from "Porgy and Bess" from George Gershwin

This song is from "Les Miserables" from Claude-Michel Schönberg

This song is from "H.M.S Pinafore" from Arthur Sullivan

#4. This means

the piece has to be performed in 5/4 Rhythm

the piece has to be performed in Swing Rhythm

the piece has to be performed in 2/3 Rhythm

the piece has to be performed in Ragtime Rhythm

#5. This

bass line is typical for a Ragtime Composition

bass line is typical for a Bues

bass line is typical for a Classical Sonata

bass line is typical for a Boogie-Woogie

#6.

This sound sample is from a Fugue

This sound sample is from a Boogie

This sound sample is from a Blues

This sound sample is from a Rag

#7. This

this music can be categorized as Contemporary Jazz

this music can be categorized as Stride Piano

this music can be categorized as New Age music

this music can be categorized as a Boogie

#8. This

is a Prelude (Bach)

is a Invention (Bach)

is a Fugue (Bach)

is a Sinfonia (Bach)

#9. This

is a Gigue (Bach)

is a Fugue (Bach)

is a Sarabande (Bach)

is an Invention (Bach)

#10. What is Polyrhythm?

A Rhythmus that changes in each measure

A crescendo followed by a diminuendo

A 5/4 Time Signature

Simultaneous playing of contrasting rhythms e.g. 3 notes against 2

#11.

Here you see Triplets over Half Notes

Here you see Tuplets over Triplets (Polyrhythm)

Here you see Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

Here you see Triplets over Tuplets (Polyrhythm)

#12.

This is the First Arabesque from Claude Debussy

This is Play Time from Bela Bartok

This is the Prelude from Alexander Scriabin

This is Clair de Lune from Claude Debussy

#13.

The "tr" means Treble Notes

This is a Grace Note and how it is performed

This is a Turn and how it is performed

This is a Trill and how it is performed

#14. Beethoven fifth has only a third

means Beethoven's 5th Symphony has never been completed

means that Beethoven's 5th Symphony opening Interval is a Third

means Beethoven intervals of a 5th was mostly followed by a 3rd

means Beethoven composed a lot in 5/3 Time Signature

#15.

This Beethoven's 5th Symphony Transcription for Piano

This Beethoven's Piano Sonata Number 5

This Beethoven's 5th Symphony for Orchestra

This Beethoven's 9th Symphony for Piano

#16. A Transcription is a composition

that is arranged for another instrument than originally written

this was written after the Composer died

that is written one Semitone higher than in the original

is free Alteration of an existing Composition

#17. An Autograph is

a Printing Machine used around 1750

a Book of Compositions that carries a Seal

a Piano that plays automatically

the original composition of a Composer often in Handwriting

#18. Transposing means

to change the Tempo of a Song

to change the sequence of a multiple part composition

to change the Dynamics of a Song

to change the whole song from the original key to another key

#19. Main reasons for a Transposition are

to prevent the Piano from Damage

to increase the Degree of Difficulty or to do Finger Training

to reduce key accidentals or to adjust the tonal voice range for a singer

to play around with Notation

#20. Which are Baroque Dances?

Burlesque, Valse, African, Ballet, Jazz, Tap

Hip-Hop, Swing, Boogie-Woogie, Contra Dane

Menuet, Passepied, Sarabande, Gigue, Bourrée, Gavotte, Allemande

Cha-Cha, Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble, Salsa

#21.

This composition is from the Romantic period.

This composition is from the Renaissance period.

This composition is from the Classical period.

This composition is from the Baroque period.

#22. What is an Opera?

A Broadway Musical

A composition that only Mozart, Rossini and Verdi created

A composition for a Choir

A Theatrical play in which a dramatic performance is set to Music

#23. What is an Operetta?

A Browser for the Internet that specializes in Music

A Dance Style

A short opera, usually of a light and amusing character

An long Opera with at least 5 Acts

#24. What are Lyrics?

The Melody of a Song

The words of a Song

A Greek Instrument

The Rhythm of a Song

#25. What does Ode mean?

A Dynamic Marking

A poem intended to be sung

A way to say goodbye in a Song

A Sign for Expression

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