Music for Royal Fireworks – Typical Questions

1a) What is the title of this piece of music? [1]

1b) Name the composer. [1]

2a) What period is this piece from? [1]

2b) Give three musical reasons for your answer. [3]

3) What compositional device do you hear at the beginning of the piece?

Falling Sequence Rising Sequence

Tremolo Arpeggiation [1]

4a) Name two of the instruments in this piece [2]

4b) What family are they from? [1]

5. How would you describe the bass-line of this piece (circle one). [1]

Drone Walking Bass

Pedal Fanfare

6. Give 4 reasons why this piece is celebratory. [4]

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