Grainger Irish Tune Part 1

What is Percy Grainger's middle name?

• Ostrich
• Aldridge
• Albert
• Aldo

Grainger's arrangement of the 'Irish Tune' was made in...

• 1900
• 1901
• 1902
• 1903

The 'Irish Tune' was collected by Miss Jane ?

• Roy
• Ranch
• Ronald
• Ross

Miss Jane Ross notated numerous songs of peasants at the markets in ....

• Londonderry
• Dublin
• Galway
• Cork

The most well known text set to 'Irish Tune' is called...

• Big Boy
• Georgy Boy
• Danny Boy
• Billy Boy

The melody is written in phrases of how many bars?

• 4
• 8
• 12
• 16

Grainger's version of 'Irish Tune' is in the key of ...

• G Major
• Bb Major
• F Major
• Eb Major

Grainger's harmonisation is notated with precise 'rubato' effects. Rubato means....

• expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo
• freedom of articulation by adding long or short sounds
• dynamic changes of choice for dramatic effect
• changes to sound timbre to create different sound effects

Which is NOT a characteristic of Grainger's style.

• Performance instructions in English
• Frequent use of Sustain Pedal
• Variations of Tempo
• Lyrics under the melody

Percy Grainger was born in ....

• New York (1882)
• London (1882)
• Melbourne (1882)
• Paris (1882)