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Edexcel A Level Music - Mozart, 'The MagicFlute', No. 4 June 2024 Exam Questions and
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Identify five typical features of the classical period. -
Answer>>Development of sonata form and symphony,
expansion of the Baroque orchestra, balanced phrasing
(antecedent and consequent), musical symmetry, diatonic
harmony, some chromaticism for colour, modulations to closely
related keys, simple homophonic textures.
What is a Libretto? - Answer>>The Text of an opera.
Explain the difference between an Aria and an Ensemble. -
Answer>>Aria: Song for solo voice, typically exploring a
character's emotional state. Ensemble: A number written for two
or more singers, usually more active and energetic than arias.
What does 'vernacular' mean? Why is it important to the context
of this opera? - Answer>>Language of the people. Most opera's
of the time were written in Italian, but Mozart's opera was written
in German.
What is a Singspiel? How is it different to Italian Opera? -
Answer>>Sung-play in German, featuring stories with magic
and comedy and often an exaggerated sense of good and evil.
Contained simple ballads and songs and were considered
entertainment for the middle classes. Italian opera was often
performed to the nobility and rich members of society.
Who were the Freemasons? - Answer>>A secret society with
lofty moral aims and an important emphasis on the number 3.
Mozart was a member.
, Describe the music of a 'Recitative'. - Answer>>Music sung in
the rhythm of ordinary speech, often with many words on the
same note.
What was the main difference between opera in the Baroque and
Classical Periods? - Answer>>Baroque operas were very static,
with a series of solo recitatives and arias, and very few
ensembles. Classical opera had more variation in arias and more
frequent, larger ensembles.
Name one other opera written by Mozart in German, and two
written in Italian. - Answer>>German = Die Entfuhrung aus dem
Serail (The Abduction from the Harem), Italian = The Marriage of
Figaro, Don Giovanni
When was 'The Magic Flute' written? - Answer>>1791
Describe in full the structure and tonality of No. 4 -
Answer>>Orchestral introduction in B flat, accompanied
recitative in B flat, Larghetto in G minor, Allegro Moderato in B flat
Major, with suggestions of E flat just before the virtuosic section.
The queen is a coloratura soprano. How is this different to a
normal soprano? - Answer>>A soprano who sings elaborate
and virtuosic music with many fast notes, rapid scales, arpeggios
and ornaments, often in a high tessitura.
Explain three ways in which Mozart's musical setting of the
Queen's first appearance is dramatic and exciting. -
Answer>>Large forces, including strings, two oboes and two
horns. Energetic syncopated rhythm, repeated tonic pedal,
crescendo from piano to forte.
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