Music - Chopin Prelude no.15 in D Flat Major

Question 1 of 15

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Welcome to this quiz on Chopin's Prelude no.15! Firstly, you probably know that this piece can be famously known as another name. What is it?

Select one of the following:

Raindrop
Snowdrop
Teardrop

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Question 2 of 15

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What form is this piece in?

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Ternary
Binary
Sonata
Piñata

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Question 3 of 15

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The form that is used uses what letters to be represented?
( A, B, C ) ( A, B, C ) ( A, B, C )

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Question 4 of 15

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This piece was intended to be played with which instrument?

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Piano
Saxophone
Talking Drum
Harpsichord

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Question 5 of 15

1

Section B is less chordal than section A

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 6 of 15

3

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

bars of texture can be heard at the very .

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Question 7 of 15

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Which of these key words mainly describes the piece?

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Diatonic
Chromatic
Systematic
Dramatic

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Question 8 of 15

2

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Section A is in ( Db Major, D# Major, Db Minor, D# Minor ) and Section B is in ( C# Minor, Cb Minor, C# Major, Cb Major )

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Question 9 of 15

1

Each section ends with an imperfect cadence

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 10 of 15

1

The piece ends with a plagal cadence

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 11 of 15

1

The piece starts...

Select one of the following:

Piano (p)
Forte (f)
Very Loud (ff)
Very Quiet (pp)

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Question 12 of 15

2

Select all the CORRECT answers that DO NOT describe RHYTHM

Select one or more of the following:

4/4 time
Bars 4 & 23 are septuplets
Bar 79 is dectuplet
Repeated quavers unify the piece
The melody begins with a dotted rhythm
6/4 time
Bars 5 & 54 are septuplets
The repeated quavers are called septuplets

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Question 13 of 15

1

The tempo is rubato

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 14 of 15

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What are used dynamically in section B?

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Crescendos
Diminuendos (Decrescendos)
Both

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Question 15 of 15

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	Created by oakleyc over 8 years ago

GCSE Music Quiz on Music - Chopin Prelude no.15 in D Flat Major, created by oakleyc on 28/12/2015.

Music - Chopin Prelude no.15 in D Flat Major

Question 1 of 15

Welcome to this quiz on Chopin's Prelude no.15! Firstly, you probably know that this piece can be famously known as another name. What is it?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

What form is this piece in?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The form that is used uses what letters to be represented? A B C( A, B, C ) A B C( A, B, C ) A B C( A, B, C )

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Question 4 of 15

This piece was intended to be played with which instrument?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

Section B is less chordal than section A

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

bars of texture can be heard at the very .

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

Which of these key words mainly describes the piece?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Section A is in Db Major D# Major Db Minor D# Minor( Db Major, D# Major, Db Minor, D# Minor ) and Section B is in C# Minor Cb Minor C# Major Cb Major( C# Minor, Cb Minor, C# Major, Cb Major )

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Question 9 of 15

Each section ends with an imperfect cadence

Select one of the following:

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Question 10 of 15

The piece ends with a plagal cadence

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Question 11 of 15

The piece starts...

Select one of the following:

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Question 12 of 15

Select all the CORRECT answers that DO NOT describe RHYTHM

Select one or more of the following:

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Question 13 of 15

The tempo is rubato

Select one of the following:

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Question 14 of 15

What are used dynamically in section B?

Select one of the following:

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Question 15 of 15

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The melody is played in the in section B

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The form that is used uses what letters to be represented?
( A, B, C ) ( A, B, C ) ( A, B, C )

Section A is in ( Db Major, D# Major, Db Minor, D# Minor ) and Section B is in ( C# Minor, Cb Minor, C# Major, Cb Major )