All Students preparing for Grade exams are recommended to use the Hofnotes on-line training pages to practise for the aural tests.
At higher grades you must be able to discuss with the examiner musical features such as texture, form, style, and period of a piece of music. My own web pages to help with these parts of the test at Grade 5+ and at GCSE are available here!
Answer the questions below, then find the answers in the word search.
- Who was the composer of the Four Seasons, sometimes known as the Red Priest?
- What was the name of the composer of the Messiah who could be useful for opening doors?
- Who was the composer of the Brandenburg Concertos?
- Which Baroque stringed instrument, rather like a cello, has a name that sounds like a word meaning 'horrible'?
- Who was the composer famous for writing the Cat Fugue?
- This instrument popular in Baroque times was called the King of instruments by Mozart.
- Which famous cantata by Bach could be very welcome in the morning?
- In what country were the composers from question 1 and 5 born?
- What explosive is found in the title of a set of pieces by the composer in question 2?
- Which popular keyboard instrument has strings that are plucked rather then hit?
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