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Review for Exam #1. Materials of Music. Music in minor tonality is often perceived as sounding:. Happy and joyful Subdued or sad Triumphal Colorful. Melodies are subdivided into component units of meaning called:. Ranges Cadences Phrases Countermelodies. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Review for Exam #1
Materials of Music
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Music in minor tonality is often perceived as sounding:
a. Happy and joyfulb. Subdued or sadc. Triumphald. Colorful
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Melodies are subdivided into component units of meaning called:
a. Rangesb. Cadencesc. Phrasesd. Countermelodies
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A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called:
a. A chordb. A scalec. An octaved. An interval
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A triad is:
a. A three-note chordb. Built on alternate scale stepsc. The most common chord type found in Western musicd. All of the above
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Which one is correct?
• A chord is always a triad • A triad is always a chord
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The separate sections of a large musical work are called:
a. Symphoniesb. Chaptersc. Songsd. Movements
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Ternary form is represented by the patterns:
A. A-B-CB. A-B-AC. A-BD. A-A-A
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The “language” that is used for tempo markings and the majority of musical directions is
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The most common texture heard today is:
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A texture in which a single voice takes over the melodic interest while the accompanying voices
are subordinate is called:
A. MonophonyB. MonodyC. HeterophonyD. Homophony
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The procedure in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice and then restated in
another is:
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The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called:
A. AccelerandoB. PianoC. AdagioD. Crescendo
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When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is:
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The patriotic song, “My country ‘tis of thee (America)” is in what meter:
Two (or four) OR three
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Which of the following terms describes the FULL range of notes in the octave?
A. DiatonicB. ChromaticC. MajorD. Minor
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The texture that features a single, unaccompanied line is:
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The distance between two notes is called a(n):
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A coherent succession of single pitches is:
A. A melodyB. A harmonyC. A meterD. A musical texture
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The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is:
A. TimbreB. TempoC. VolumeD. Pitch
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The Italian term for speed is:
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A combination of tones, three or more, that constitutes a single block of harmony is called:
A. An intervalB. A scaleC. A chordD. An octave
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The distance between the highest note and the lowest note in a melody is called:
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Music is propelled forward in time by:
A. TextureB. HarmonyC. TimbreD. Rhythm
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The smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called:
A. A motiveB. A cadenceC. TimbreD. Rhythm
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How many notes in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony motive?
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Which marking is appropriate for a slow tempo?
A. AllegroB. AdagioC. PrestoD. Moderato
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Which is slower?
Andante or Moderato
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Which is softer?
mp OR mf
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The regular pulsation heard in Western music is called:
A. The beatB. The accentC. The syncopationD. The meter
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3 + 3 + 2 is an example of:
A. Compound meterB. Simple meterC. Additive meterD. No meter
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Beats are organized into regularly recurring patterns known as:A. SyncopationsB. OffbeatsC. MetersD. Polyrhythms
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Scott Joplin’s rags show off which type of rhythmic feature?
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A resting place in music is called:
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The interval from one “do” to another “do” is:
A. A tempoB. An octaveC. A chromaticD. A dynamic mark
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The louds and softs of music are called:
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A melody can be characterized by:
A. Its rangeB. Its shapeC. The way it movesD. All of the above
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The generally accepted term for the high male vocal range is:
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Which of the following dynamic marks is the softest:
A. Mezzo forte (mf)B. Piano (p)C. Pianissimo (pp)D. Forte (f)
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In triple meter, the strongest pulse is one beat:
A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. All are equal
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Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of which section?
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Name the four major sections of the orchestra
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The basic structural concepts in the element of form are:
A. Polyphonic and homophonicB. Major and minorC. Duple and tripleD. Repetition and contrast
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The element that describes the musical fabric or the relationship of musical lines within a work is:
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A distinctive melody that serves as a building block in the structure of a musical work is called:
A. A motiveB. A sequenceC. A themeD. A movement
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Meter is marked off in groupings known as:
A. MeasuresB. PhrasesC. ChordD. Cadences
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One melody added to, or played against, another melody is called:
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The technique through which performers create music on the spot is known as:
A. OstinatoB. ImprovisationC. InversionD. Canon
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Which of the following is NOT a slow tempo:
A. GraveB. AdagioC. PrestoD. Largo
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The vertical dimension of music is called:
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In “The Walking Dead,” one might reasonably expect that the harmony would include a great
deal of:
A. Conjunct motionB. DissonanceC. ConsonanceD. Blood (HA HA)
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A repeated rhythmic pattern in which an accepted beat is followed by two unaccented
beats is:
A. CompoundB. DupleC. TripleD. Quadruple
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The form based on a statement and a departure without a return to the opening statement is
called:
A. BinaryB. VariationC. TernaryD. Through-composed
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Which of the following describes an agreeable combination of tones?
• A. Consonant• B. Dissonant• C. Disjunct• D. Conjunct
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Mary had a Little Lamb would best be described as:
A. In two (or four), disjunct, consonanceB. In three, conjunct, with dissonanceC. In two (or four), conjunct, with consonanceD. In three, conjunct, with a narrow range
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Beats that are more strongly emphasized than others are said to be:
A. MinorB. MajorC. AccentedD. Metrical
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Most traditional and contemporary popular songs are performed in which texture?
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The restatement of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch is called:
A. A repetitionB. A sequenceC. An imitationD. A retrograde
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Another name for a musical sentence is a(n):
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The resting spots at the ends of phrases are called:
A. A pauseB. A periodC. A cadenceD. A comma
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The first note of a scale:
A. Is called the tonic, or keynoteB. Assumes greater importance than the rest of the notesC. Serves as the home base around which others revolveD. All of the above
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Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals?
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The Star Spangled Banner’s melody is:
Conjunct or Disjunct
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The term diatonic describes melodies or harmonies that are:
A. Derived from ALL of the notes of the octave.B. Built from the notes of the major or minor scale.C. TriadicD. All of the above
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A musical canon is closely related to a:
A. A roundB. A motiveC. A themeD. A scale
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According to your text, the musical element that makes the widest and most direct appeal is:
A. TimbreB. MelodyC. TextureD. Rhythm
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SCAVENGER HUNT QUESTION:
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