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Review for Exam #1

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.

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Review for Exam #1

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  1. Review for Exam #1 Materials of Music

  2. Music in minor tonality is often perceived as sounding: Happy and joyful Subdued or sad Triumphal Colorful

  3. Melodies are subdivided into component units of meaning called: Ranges Cadences Phrases Countermelodies

  4. A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called: A chord A scale An octave An interval

  5. A triad is: A three-note chord Built on alternate scale steps The most common chord type found in Western music All of the above

  6. Which one is correct? • A chord is always a triad • A triad is always a chord

  7. The separate sections of a large musical work are called: Symphonies Chapters Songs Movements

  8. Ternary form is represented by the patterns: A-B-C A-B-A A-B A-A-A

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

  10. The most common texture heard today is: _________________________

  11. A texture in which a single voice takes over the melodic interest while the accompanying voices are subordinate is called: Monophony Monody Heterophony Homophony

  12. The procedure in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice and then restated in another is: ________________________

  13. The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called: Accelerando Piano Adagio Crescendo

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

  15. The patriotic song, “My country ‘tis of thee (America)” is in what meter: Two (or four) OR three

  16. Which of the following terms describes the FULL range of notes in the octave? Diatonic Chromatic Major Minor

  17. The texture that features a single, unaccompanied line is: ______________________

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

  19. A coherent succession of single pitches is: A melody A harmony A meter A musical texture

  20. The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is: Timbre Tempo Volume Pitch

  21. The Italian term for speed is: _________________________

  22. A combination of tones, three or more, that constitutes a single block of harmony is called: An interval A scale A chord An octave

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

  24. Music is propelled forward in time by: Texture Harmony Timbre Rhythm

  25. The smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called: A motive A cadence Timbre Rhythm

  26. How many notes in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony motive?

  27. Which marking is appropriate for a slow tempo? Allegro Adagio Presto Moderato

  28. Which is slower? Andante or Moderato

  29. Which is softer? mp OR mf

  30. The regular pulsation heard in Western music is called: The beat The accent The syncopation The meter

  31. 3 + 3 + 2 is an example of: Compound meter Simple meter Additive meter No meter

  32. Beats are organized into regularly recurring patterns known as: Syncopations Offbeats Meters Polyrhythms

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

  34. A resting place in music is called: __________________________

  35. The interval from one “do” to another “do” is: A tempo An octave A chromatic A dynamic mark

  36. The louds and softs of music are called: _________________________

  37. A melody can be characterized by: Its range Its shape The way it moves All of the above

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

  39. Which of the following dynamic marks is the softest: Mezzo forte (mf) Piano (p) Pianissimo (pp) Forte (f)

  40. In triple meter, the strongest pulse is one beat: One Two Three All are equal

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

  42. Name the four major sections of the orchestra

  43. The basic structural concepts in the element of form are: Polyphonic and homophonic Major and minor Duple and triple Repetition and contrast

  44. The element that describes the musical fabric or the relationship of musical lines within a work is: ____________________________

  45. A distinctive melody that serves as a building block in the structure of a musical work is called: A motive A sequence A theme A movement

  46. Meter is marked off in groupings known as: Measures Phrases Chord Cadences

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

  48. The technique through which performers create music on the spot is known as: Ostinato Improvisation Inversion Canon

  49. Which of the following is NOT a slow tempo: Grave Adagio Presto Largo

  50. The vertical dimension of music is called: ____________________________

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