Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade - Music - The Concerto Solution - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1.

What best describes a concerto?

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A 3-movement work with accompanied solo instrument
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A special type of concert with light effects
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An Italian opera
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All of the above

Q.2.

What accompanies the solo instrument in concertos?

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A 4-part SATB ensemble
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A backing rock group
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An orchestra
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None of the above

Q.3.

What is a concerto grosso?

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A large scale concerto with a small group of soloists
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A modern rock ballad
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A type of polyphonic music
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A type of slow movement

Q.4.

When was the 'baroque' era?

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1600 - 1750 AD
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1800 - 1918 AD
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2000+ AD
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None of the above

Q.5.

What does 'tutti' mean?

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Loud
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Play/sing together
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Fast
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All of the above

Q.6.

A soloist with outstanding ability is called a .......

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complete show off!
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conductor
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virtuoso
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None of the above

Q.7.

What is a cadenza?

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A slow movement in a concerto
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A slow movement in a symphony
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A type of 8-bar guitar solo in a song
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Generally a technical passage played by soloists

Q.8.

What does sinfonia concertante mean?

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A concert with a concerto in the program
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A concert with a symphony in the program
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Essentially a mixture of symphony and concerto genres
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None of the above

Q.9.

A concerto is often made up of how many movements?

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1
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2
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3
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None of the above

Q.10.

Can a concerto have more than one solo instrument?

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No
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Yes
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Yes - but only if the other instruments are percussive
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Yes - but only if the other soloist is a pianist