AQA A-level Music: Exam Practice

Which of the following is a popular structure of the Baroque Solo Concerto?

• Rondo form

• Ritornello form

• Arch form

• Sonata form

'Periodic phrasing' was a popular compositional technique in which period of music?

• Baroque

• Classical

• Romantic

Which major key signature is this?

• A major

• G major

• E major

• D major

Which of the following Romantic piano composers often used cross-rhythms, chordal textures and hemiolas is his works?

• Chopin

• Brahms

• Grieg

The riff from Stevie Wonder's song 'Superstition' is based on which of the following scales?

• Bb minor penatonic

• B major

• E major pentatonic

• Eb minor pentatonic

Which of the following keys is music from the Baroque or Classical periods NOT likely to modulate to?

• Dominant

• Subdominant

• Relative minor

• Mediant

Which of the following Romantic piano composers frequently used triplets, sextuplets etc., sometimes to create an improvised/virtuoso feel?

• Chopin

• Brahms

• Grieg

Which of the following Romantic piano composers used half-diminished chords, open 5th's and mordents frequently in his works?

• Chopin

• Brahms

• Grieg

In a typical Baroque Solo Concerto, the harpsichord can be found in the ____________ section.

• Basso continuo

• Ground bass

• String

• Woodwind

Which of the following chords are frequently used in Baroque or Classical music?

• ii and V

• I and IV

• I and V

• V and vi