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1.- What is the musical form of “The Raggle Taggle Gypsy”?
Option 1
Musical Rhapsody.
Option 2
Scottish border ballad.
Option 3
Canon.
Correct Option
2.- This song was popular in Britain, Ireland and North America...
spread by university studies.
spread by written tradition.
spread by oral tradition.
3.- The song appears in the Anthology of F.J. Child “English and Scottish Popular Ballads”, that are...
305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected during the second half of the 19th century.
1 traditional ballad from England and Scotland, and its American variants, collected during the second half of the 19th century.
700 traditional ballads from England and France, and their American variants, collected during the second half of the 19th century.
4.- The theme of the song is about...
a gypsy lady who runs out to join a traveling gypsy community.
a rich lady who runs out to join a traveling gypsy community (The gypsies).
a rich man who runs out to join a traveling gypsy community (The gypsies).
5.- One of the most famous and current versions is...
the group The Waterboys, a band formed in 1983 by musicians from Scotland, England and Ireland.
the group The Waterboys, a band formed in 2020 by musicians from Scotland, England and Ireland.
the group The Watergirls, a band formed in 1983 by musicians from Scotland, England and Ireland.
6.- The song's time signature is:
ternary rhythm, 3/4.
binary rhythm, 2/4.
quaternary rhythm, 4/4.
7.- The beginning of the melody in our musical arrangement has a special feature:
it is an anacruse, a group of 2 unaccented semiquavers, which precede the first strong beat of the musical phrase and therefore appear before the bar.
it is an anacruse, a group of 8 unaccented semiquavers, which precede the first strong beat of the musical phrase and therefore appear before the bar.
it is an anacruse, a group of 14 unaccented semiquavers, which precede the first strong beat of the musical phrase and therefore appear before the bar.
8.- The range of notes between the lowest and highest notes of the melody in voice 1 in our musical arrangement is:
from DO to MI’ (10ª).
from DO to FA’ (11ª).
from MI to FA#’ (9ª).
9.- The main key of our musical arrangement is:
E minor, 1 sharp (Fa#) & last chord (Em).
F minor, 1 flat (Sib) & last chord (Fm).
G Major, 1 flat (Sib) & last chord (G).
10.- The OUTRO (CODA, last part) in our musical arrangement has a special feature:
rallentando, increase in intensity.
rallentando, expansion of "tempo", progressively slower.
rallentando, reduction of "tempo", progressively faster..
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