Question

Use the diagram of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto to answer the question.

Fourteen measures of notation are displayed from the score of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.Fourteen measures of notation are displayed from the score of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. The symbol for common time is displayed at the beginning of the score. Rhythms in the score are comprised of whole notes, half notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, whole rests, quarter rests, and eighth rests. The dynamic sign p appears below the first measure. The dynamic sign f appears on the third beat of the eighth measure and on the first beat of the ninth measure. The dynamic sign p is shown below the first beat of the eleventh and twelfth measures. The dynamic f appears below the third beat of the thirteenth measure and the first beat of the fourteenth measure.
Remember that the time signature is the same as four-four time.

Question
Does this piece begin with a downbeat or an upbeat?
(1 point)
Responses

downbeat
downbeat

upbeat

Answer 1

To determine whether the piece begins with a downbeat or an upbeat, we can consider the context of the score where the time signature is in common time (4/4). In music, a downbeat occurs on the first beat of the measure, while an upbeat occurs on the last beat (or beats) leading into the next measure.

If the score starts directly with a note on the first beat of the first measure, it is considered a downbeat. If it starts with a rest or notes that lead into the first beat, creating a pickup to the first complete measure, it would be considered an upbeat.

Since the score begins with the symbol for common time but you did not provide details stating an initial rest or other information, we can reasonably conclude that it begins with a note directly on the first beat.

Therefore, the answer is:

**downbeat**