Grade 6 Music Theory - General Knowledge Lesson 1b: Reading a Chamber Music Score - Exercises
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- Which of the following types of composition normally fall into the category "chamber music" (choose all that apply)?
- Sonata
- Symphony
- Quintet
- Concerto
- Lied
- Answer "True" or "False" for these statements about the piano:
- The upper stave is usually played by the right hand.
- The lower stave always uses the bass clef.
- The letters m.s. indicate that the player should use his/her left hand.
- It is possible to have the same clef on both staves.
- Occasionally the alto clef is used for the right hand.
- Occasionally piano music is written on three, rather than two, staves.
- The clef of a stave can only change at the beginning of a line of music.
- The upper stave is usually played by the right hand.
Look at the extract below, which is the beginning of Schubert's Quintet in A Major , Op.114 ("The Trout Quintet") and answer the questions.
- What is the lowest note played by the viola in this extract?
- Bar 1 of the Violoncello/Basso part contains a crotchet (quarter note) and a semibreve (whole note) - explain which instrument should play which note and why.
- Explain "8va............" in bars 15-17 of the piano part.
- What is the letter name of the last note in this extract played in the left hand piano part?
- How many violins play in the first bar of the piece?
- True or False: in bar 7, the violin and cello play in unison.