Review for Exam #1

Materials of Music

Music in minor tonality is often perceived as sounding:

a. Happy and joyfulb. Subdued or sadc. Triumphald. Colorful

Melodies are subdivided into component units of meaning called:

a. Rangesb. Cadencesc. Phrasesd. Countermelodies

A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called:

a. A chordb. A scalec. An octaved. An interval

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

Which one is correct?

• A chord is always a triad • A triad is always a chord

The separate sections of a large musical work are called:

a. Symphoniesb. Chaptersc. Songsd. Movements

Ternary form is represented by the patterns:

A. A-B-CB. A-B-AC. A-BD. A-A-A

The “language” that is used for tempo markings and the majority of musical directions

is

_________________________

The most common texture heard today is:

_________________________

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

The procedure in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice and then restated in

another is:

________________________

The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called:

A. AccelerandoB. PianoC. AdagioD. Crescendo

When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is:

_________________________

The patriotic song, “My country ‘tis of thee (America)” is in what meter:

Two (or four) OR three

Which of the following terms describes the FULL range of notes in the octave?

A. DiatonicB. ChromaticC. MajorD. Minor

The texture that features a single, unaccompanied line is:

______________________

The distance between two notes is called a(n):

_______________________

A coherent succession of single pitches is:

A. A melodyB. A harmonyC. A meterD. A musical texture

The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is:

A. TimbreB. TempoC. VolumeD. Pitch

The Italian term for speed is:

_________________________

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

The distance between the highest note and the lowest note in a melody is called:

_________________________

Music is propelled forward in time by:

A. TextureB. HarmonyC. TimbreD. Rhythm

The smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called:

A. A motiveB. A cadenceC. TimbreD. Rhythm

How many notes in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony motive?

Which marking is appropriate for a slow tempo?

A. AllegroB. AdagioC. PrestoD. Moderato

Which is slower?

Andante or Moderato

Which is softer?

mp OR mf

The regular pulsation heard in Western music is called:

A. The beatB. The accentC. The syncopationD. The meter

3 + 3 + 2 is an example of:

A. Compound meterB. Simple meterC. Additive meterD. No meter

Beats are organized into regularly recurring patterns known as:

A. SyncopationsB. OffbeatsC. MetersD. Polyrhythms

Scott Joplin’s rags show off which type of rhythmic feature?

_______________________

A resting place in music is called:

__________________________

The interval from one “do” to another “do” is:

A. A tempoB. An octaveC. A chromaticD. A dynamic mark

The louds and softs of music are called:

_________________________

A melody can be characterized by:

A. Its rangeB. Its shapeC. The way it movesD. All of the above

The generally accepted term for the high male vocal range is:

__________________________

Which of the following dynamic marks is the softest:

A. Mezzo forte (mf)B. Piano (p)C. Pianissimo (pp)D. Forte (f)

In triple meter, the strongest pulse is one beat:

A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. All are equal

Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of which section?

_______________________

Name the four major sections of the orchestra

The basic structural concepts in the element of form are:

A. Polyphonic and homophonicB. Major and minorC. Duple and tripleD. Repetition and contrast

The element that describes the musical fabric or the relationship of musical lines within a

work is:

____________________________

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

Meter is marked off in groupings known as:

A. MeasuresB. PhrasesC. ChordD. Cadences

One melody added to, or played against, another melody is called:

_____________________________

The technique through which performers create music on the spot is known as:

A. OstinatoB. ImprovisationC. InversionD. Canon

Which of the following is NOT a slow tempo:

A. GraveB. AdagioC. PrestoD. Largo

The vertical dimension of music is called:

____________________________

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)

A repeated rhythmic pattern in which an accepted beat is followed by two unaccented

beats is:

A. CompoundB. DupleC. TripleD. Quadruple

The form based on a statement and a departure without a return to the opening

statement is called:

A. BinaryB. VariationC. TernaryD. Through-composed

Which of the following describes an agreeable combination of tones?

• A. Consonant• B. Dissonant• C. Disjunct• D. Conjunct

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

Beats that are more strongly emphasized than others are said to be:

A. MinorB. MajorC. AccentedD. Metrical

Most traditional and contemporary popular songs are performed in which texture?

_____________________________

The restatement of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch is called:

A. A repetitionB. A sequenceC. An imitationD. A retrograde

Another name for a musical sentence is a(n):

____________________________

The resting spots at the ends of phrases are called:

A. A pauseB. A periodC. A cadenceD. A comma

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

Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals?

___________________________

The Star Spangled Banner’s melody is:

Conjunct or Disjunct

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

A musical canon is closely related to a:

A. A roundB. A motiveC. A themeD. A scale

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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