Edexcel A Level Music On Wenlock Edge
- Vaughan Williams June 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When was Vaughan Williams born and when did he die? -
Answer>>1872 and 1958
What is his most famous classical composition? - Answer>>The
Lark Ascending for solo violin and orchestra
What style was Williams trying to break away from? -
Answer>>German Romanticism
What were Williams' influences? - Answer>>English folk song,
the English choral tradition (particularly the Tudor church music of
composers such as Tallis and Byrd), music of the French
impressionist composers
What is On Wenlock Edge and when was it written? -
Answer>>A song cycle written in 1909
Instrumentation and Vocal Style: Why is the instrumentation
unusual? - Answer>>Although there are a number of 19th
century pieces for the piano quintet written by composers such as
Brahms and Schumann, the combination of the solo voice and
piano quintet is very rare
Instrumentation and Vocal Style: Piano Style - Answer>>Block
chords, trills, parallel chords, ostinato accompaniments and rapid
arpeggios
Instrumentation and Vocal Style: String Style -
Answer>>Tremolo strings and pizzicato cello, triple-stopped
pizzicato on cello, instrumentation is reduced significantly at
- Vaughan Williams June 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When was Vaughan Williams born and when did he die? -
Answer>>1872 and 1958
What is his most famous classical composition? - Answer>>The
Lark Ascending for solo violin and orchestra
What style was Williams trying to break away from? -
Answer>>German Romanticism
What were Williams' influences? - Answer>>English folk song,
the English choral tradition (particularly the Tudor church music of
composers such as Tallis and Byrd), music of the French
impressionist composers
What is On Wenlock Edge and when was it written? -
Answer>>A song cycle written in 1909
Instrumentation and Vocal Style: Why is the instrumentation
unusual? - Answer>>Although there are a number of 19th
century pieces for the piano quintet written by composers such as
Brahms and Schumann, the combination of the solo voice and
piano quintet is very rare
Instrumentation and Vocal Style: Piano Style - Answer>>Block
chords, trills, parallel chords, ostinato accompaniments and rapid
arpeggios
Instrumentation and Vocal Style: String Style -
Answer>>Tremolo strings and pizzicato cello, triple-stopped
pizzicato on cello, instrumentation is reduced significantly at
