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Music for Stage & Screen

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    Revision questions all about the Edexcel GCSE setworks for Music for Stage & Screen.
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  • What type of ensemble is used in Star Wars?
    Brass band
    Chamber orchestra
    Orchestra
    Symphony orchestra
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  • What is the key of the first 29 bars in Star Wars?
    Bb minor
    Eb minor
    Bb major
    Eb major
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  • What happens to the tonality from bar 41 in Star Wars?
    It stays the same
    It changes to a major key
    It becomes atonal
    It changes to a higher key
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  • What is the main rhythmic feature of the 'Fanfare' in Star Wars?
    Syncopation
    Short note durations
    Long note durations
    Triplets
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  • What is the dynamic at the start of Star Wars?
    Forte
    Fortissimo
    Piano
    Pianissimo
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  • What instrument replaces the flute in bars 36-39 in Star Wars?
    Oboe
    Clarinet
    Bassoon
    Piccolo
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  • What is the texture of 'Theme B' in Star Wars?
    Poloyphonic
    Heterophonic
    Monophonic
    Homophonic
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  • What is a pedal called when the note is used on a high instrument instead of a low one?
    Perfect
    Imperfect
    Inverted
    Upside down
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  • What is the name of the musical Defying Gravity is taken from?
    Wicked
    The Wizard of Oz
    Sound of Music
    Matilda
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  • Who wrote the music and lyrics to Defying Gravity?
    Stephen Sondheim
    Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Stephen Schwartz
    John Williams
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  • What interval is used at the start of the 'Unlimited Theme'?
    Octave
    Perfect 4th
    Perfect 5th
    Minor 3rd
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  • What is the name given to a short theme or melody that represents a character?
    Triplet
    Pedal
    Leitmotif
    Anacrusis
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  • What instruments are used to make Defying Gravity sound more modern?
    Bass guitar & synthesizer
    Electric guitar & tubular bells
    Electric guitar & synthesizer
    Electric guitar & bass guitar
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  • What word is given to vocal sounds which are not words?
    Syllabic
    Sequence
    Melisma
    Vocalisation
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  • How many singers is Defying Gravity written for?
    Two
    Three
    One
    Four
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  • How can you tell which parts are spoken dialogue in Defying Gravity?
    The notes are white
    The notes are red
    The notes are upside down
    The notes are crosses
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