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AS Holiday Homework Summer 2014
Welcome to AS music. You will have 4 instrumental set works which are as follows:
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No No 4 in G 1st movement
Shostakovich String Quartet No 8 op 110 1st movement
Poulenc’s Sonata for Horn, trumpet and Trombone 1st Movement and
Mozart’s Piano sonat k333 1st movement.
Your holiday homework is to find out a little more about each set work by answering the questions
below.
Bach
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How many Brandenburg Concertos were written?
What are the solo instruments used in this concerto?
Find out the dates of Bach’s life
List 5 contemporaries of J.S Bach
What is a ripieno?
List 8 other works written by J S Bach - and not the other Brandenburg concertos!!!!!
Shostakovich – please bear in mind that this composer had musical children and when researching
make sure you Have Dimitri Shostakovich.
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How many string quartets did he compose?
What instruments make up a string quartet?
This work is in Arch form. What is Arch form?
Name 4 other twentieth century composers who composed string quartets.
Many of his works feature the DSCH motive. Research what this is.
This work contains dissonant harmonies. What is the meaning of this?
Poulenc Trio
1. Which other unusual combination of instruments did Poulenc compose a trio for?
2. Poulenc preferred the medium of Chamber music. List 2 other mediums he composed in
and list at least 2 works from each of those genres.
3. Poulenc was part of les six. Name the other members.
Mozart K33 mvt 1.
1. How many movements are usually found in a Classical Sonata and what tempos are usually
associated with each movement?
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