L'arlesienne suite

Question 1

What was the romantic era

Answer 1

A style of western art music composed from approximately 1850 to 1910

Question 2

What is incidental music

Answer 2

Music composed to accompany the action of a play, television programme, radio programme, video game or film to fill the intervals between scenes.

Question 3

Orchestral suite

Answer 3

A set of pieces from music that was originally composed for a ballet or play arranged into a suite to be played in a concert setting

Question 4

Intermezzo

Answer 4

A piece of music played between between the scenes or acts of an opera or play

Question 5

Farandole

Answer 5

A lively dance from provence usually in 6/8 time

Question 6

Tutti

Answer 6

All insturements play

Question 7

Canon/imitation

Answer 7

One group of insturements starts to play the tune, and then another group and then another group imitates the tune two beats later

Question 8

Counterpoint

Answer 8

Two independant melodied heard at the same time

Question 9

Andante

Answer 9

At a walking pace

Question 10

Ma con moto

Answer 10

But with motion

Question 11

Allegro

Answer 11

Fast

Question 12

Deciso

Answer 12

Decisively

Question 13

Vivo

Answer 13

With life

Question 14

Tempo di marcia

Answer 14

Tempo of a march

Question 15

Allargando

Answer 15

The music gets slower with a broader tone

Question 16

Rit.

Answer 16

Gradually get slower

Question 17

Cresc

Answer 17

Get louder

Question 18

Molto

Answer 18

Much

Question 19

Dim.

Answer 19

Gradually get softer

Question 20

Poco a poco

Answer 20

Little by little

Question 21

Accent

Answer 21

The start of the note is emphasised

Question 22

Martellato

Answer 22

As loid as an accent and as short as a staccato

Question 23

Staccato

Answer 23

Shorten the note

Question 24

Sforzando

Answer 24

Suddenly loud

Question 25

Aciaccatura

Answer 25

(Crushed note) the first note is okayed very quickly with almost no time value

Question 26

Slur

Answer 26

Play the notes without separation

Question 27

Tremelo

Answer 27

A trembling effect caused by repeatedly playing the same note rapidly with the bow

Question 28

Pizzicato

Answer 28

Plucked

Question 29

Arco

Answer 29

Bowed

Question 30

8va

Answer 30

Play notes an octave above written

Question 31

What is the insturementation in intermezzo?

Answer 31

``` Flute Oboe Clarinet Basson Saxaphone Horn Cornet Timpani Harp Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello ```

Question 32

Tonality

Answer 32

Eb major

Question 33

Time signature

Answer 33

4/4

Question 34

Mood

Answer 34

Solemn

Question 35

Form

Answer 35

ABA1

Question 36

Tempo

Answer 36

Andante moderato ma con moto | Allegro moderato

Question 37

Texture

Answer 37

Homophonic

Question 38

Musical features - broken chords

Answer 38

The violin and viola play a broken chord accompaniment at the beginning of section 2

Question 39

Musical features- dynamic changes

Answer 39

Bars 1-4 played fff but bars 5-8 pp 9-12 are played fff but bars 13-16 played pp Bars 17-45 feature contrasting dynamics

Question 40

Musical features - tempo changes

Answer 40

Section A is played andante moderato ma con moto with ritardando at the end Section b changes to allegreto moderato and changes to allargando at the the end. Section A1 is back to original tempo

Question 41

Farandole insturementation

Answer 41

``` Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet Horns Trumpets Cornets Trombones Timpani Tambourin Bass drum Cymbals Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Double bass ```

Question 42

Key

Answer 42

D minor/D major/B minor

Question 43

Time signature

Answer 43

2/2 and 2/4

Question 44

Mood

Answer 44

Lively

Question 45

Form

Answer 45

A B A and B

Question 46

Tempo

Answer 46

Allegro deciso | Alegro vivo e deciso

Question 47

Texture

Answer 47

Homophonic and polyphonic

Question 48

Musical features- canon

Answer 48

Bassoons, horns, violas and cellos imitate oboes, clarinets and violins bars 9-15

Question 49

Musical features- counterpoint

Answer 49

The B theme (farandole) is played by flue, oboe, clarinet and violin while the A them (march) is played by horn, cornet and trombone

Question 50

Musical feature- key changes

Answer 50

Changes from D minor to D major for the farandole dance tune at bar 17 Changes from D major to B minor at bar 101