'Spring' Background Quiz

The musical period in which 'Spring' was written was the B______

A piece of music that is written for a single soloist and orchestra is called a....

• Concerto Grosso

• Concertino

• Conservatoire

• Concerto

Define 'Programmatic Music'

Draw a picture that shows Ritornello form

The section within the Ritornello form that keeps returning is known as...

• Ritornello

• The Return

• Chorus

• Verse

The sections of the Ritornello form that are different are known as

• Verses

• Episodes

• Ideas

• Sections

Who was the composer of 'Spring' from the Four Seasons?

Match the following

• The layers of sound and how they interact. Includes ideas like thick, thin, homophonic, polyphonic

• Timbre

• includes ideas like articulation (slurs/staccato) and dynamics (loud and soft)

• Pitch

• How high or low sound is. Includes ideas such as harmony and melody

• Expressive Devices

• The instrument and the quality of its sound

• Duration

• How long or short sound is. Includes ideas like time signatures, tempo and rhythms

• Texture

Match the following

• includes ideas like articulation (slurs/staccato) and dynamics (loud and soft)

• Pitch

• How high or low sound is. Includes ideas such as harmony and melody

• Texture

• The layers of sound and how they interact. Includes ideas like thick, thin, homophonic, polyphonic

• Duration

• The instrument and the quality of its sound

• Expressive Devices

• How long or short sound is. Includes ideas like time signatures, tempo and rhythms

• Timbre

The basso continuo includes which instruments?

• Piano, violin and cello

• Harpsicord and cello

• Violin, cello and Double bass

• The harp and bassoon