What is double stopping?
When a violin is played with a bow
When a violin plays two notes at once
When a violin is played by plucking the strings
Who plays the cadenza?
The soloist
The orchestra
The conductor
Which interval is heard in this extract?
A third
A fifth
An octave
What are the dates of the Romantic period?
1750-1810
1600-1750
1810-1900
Which of these is not a feature of Romantic melodies?
Limited dynamic range
Wide leaps
Irregular phrases
What tempo best describes this extract?
Allegro
Andate
Largo
Which term describes the relationship between the soloist and orchestra in the extract above?
The soloist and the orchestra play in unison
The soloist plays the melody and the orchestra accompanies
The soloist plays first and the orchestra imitates the same idea
How does the texture change at the end of the extract?
The solo ist and the orchestra play in unison
Which term best describes the texture in the opening to this concerto, bars 1 to 8?
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Melody with accompaniment
Which of these descriptions represents the structure of a concerto?
Fast-slow-slow
Fast-slow-fast
Slow-fast-fast