Name:___________________________

Quiz on Blessing
Basic Information and Historical Context: 1. Who is the composer of Blessing? ____________________________ 2. What year was it published? a. 1928 b. 1793 c. 1984 d. 2010 3. What is the form? a. ABAB b. ABA c. AB d. Sonata 4. What is the source of the text? a. An Irish Poem b. An American poem c. The composer wrote the text d. Shakespeare 5. Name a major hardship the Irish people faced. ______________________________

Music Literacy and Musical Terms: Match the term with the definition. 6. Unison 7. Compound Meter 8. Legato a. Go back to the original tempo b. The beat is divided into three equal part c. A flexible tempo that uses accelerandos and ritardandos to enhance musical expression d. A vowel that has two sound ex) May: eh ee e. Gradually get softer f. Everyone is sings the same part at the same time g. Sung smoothly, with little interruption between notes h. Gradually slowing the tempo, abbreviated rit. i. Gradually get louder

9. Rubato 10. A tempo 11. Ritardando

12. Crescendo

13. Decrescendo 14. Diphthong

Identifying Rhythm Patterns

15. The teacher will establish meter and then perform one of the following patterns two times. Circle the letter next to the pattern that matches what you hear. A. B. C. D.

Error Detection
16. The teacher will establish meter and then sing or play a short rhythm three times. Compare the notation below to the performance and circle any incorrect pitches or rhythms.