Music 105 Test 1

Which of the following is not a normal classification of male voice ranges?

Contralto

The Renaissance May be described as an age of

Curiosity and individualism, exploration and adventure, and the rebirth of human creativity

A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a

Diminuendo

____in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody.

Harmony

Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra uses a theme by which English composer?

Henry Purcell

Melody may be difined as

A series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole

The strings of a violin are tuned

by tightening or loosening the pegs

Which of the following is not a double reed instrument?

clarinet

A_____is placed at the beginning of a staff to show the exact pitch of each line and space.

clef

The emotional focal point of a melody is call the

climax

A symphonic band

consists mainly of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments

A combination of tones that is considered stable and restful is called a

consonance

Changes in musical style from one historical period to the next are usually

continuous

The lowest instrument in the orchestra is the

contrabassoon

Forward motion, conflict, and change of mood all come from

contrast

The technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called

counterpoint

Repetition is a technique widely used in music because it

creates a sense of unity

A gradual increase in loudness is know as a

crescendo

Before 1850, french horn and trumpet players would insert____into their instruments to change the range of available pitches.

crooks

The frequency of vibrations is measured in

cycles per second

The_____is similar in shape to the trumphet, but its tone is more mellow.

french horn

Before the nineteenth century, the time beat was

give by the first violinist, the keyboard player, or both

In traditional western music, the____is the smalles interval between successice tones of a scale.

half step

We know little about the music of very ancient civilizations because

harldy any notated music has survived from these cultures

The very high-pitched tones that are produced when a string player lightly touches certain points on a string are called

harmonics

The musical element that refers to the wa chords are constructed and how they follow each other is

harmony

A dissonance is a combination of tones that

is considered unstable and tense

Most of the conductors work

is done in the rehearsal

The concertmaster in a modern orchestra

is the principal first violinist

Tonality is another term for

key

Sharp of flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff of a musical composition are called the

key signature

A melody is said to move by steps if it moves by

large intervals

A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as

legato

A series of single tones which add up to a recongnizable whole is called a

melody

The four main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and....

melody

The organization of beats into regular groups is called

meter

A_____is an apparatus that produces ticking sounds or flashes of light at any desired musical speed.

metronome

Brass instruments did not acquire valves until the_____________Century.

middle of the 18th

A shift from one key to another withing the same composition is called

modulation

If a flute player were to play a solo without any other accompaniment, the texture would be

monophonic

The texture of a single melodic line without accompanimnet is

monophonic

Improvisation is

music created at the same time it is performed

A hollow, funnel-shaped piece of wood or plastic that brass players use to alter the tone of their instruments is called a

mute

A____sign is used in musical notation to cancel a previous sharp of flat sign.

natural

When tones are seperated by the interval called an______,they sound very much alike.

octave

When two different tones blend so well when sounded together that they almost seem to merge into one tone, the interval is called an.

octave

Pizzicato is an indication to the performer to

pluck the string with the finger instead of using the bow

When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

polyphonic

Contrapuntal texture is sometimes used in place of the term

polyphonic texture

______ is defined as putting an accent in music where it would not normally be expected.

syncopation

Which of the following is not a percussion instrument of definite pitch.

tambourine

The term____refers to the rate of speed of the beat of music.

tempo

A musical statement followed by a contrasting statement and then a return of the original statement would be called

ternary form

Western music uses___letters of the alphabet to indicate pitch.

the first 7

tone color is synonymous with

timbre

The_____are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch?

timpani

Another term for key is

tonality

The sense of relatedness to a central tone is known as

tonality

In music, a sound that has a definite pitch is called a

tone

Timbre is synonymous with

tone color

The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the

tonic

Traditionally, a composition would almost always end on a

tonic chord

The range of a singers voice depends on

training and physical makeup

Rapidly repeating tones by quick up and down strokes of the bow is a sting technique known as

tremolo

The simplest, most basic chord used in western music is the

triad

The word chromatic comes from the Greek word chroma, color, and is used in music to refer to the

twelve tones of the octave

Polyphonic texture consists of

two or more melodies of relatively equal interest performed simultaneously

Performace of a single melodic line by more than one instrument or voice is described as playing or singing in

unison

If a string player uses vibrato--rocking of the left hand to produce small pitch flunctuations--it is because

using vibrato make the tone warmer and more expressive

Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called

variation

When some feature of a muscial idea are change, but others are retained, the technique is referred to as

variation

When notating music for others to read, composers traditionally have used___ words to indicate dynamics.

Italian

The organization of beats into regular group is called

Meter

Which of the following would be a good example of a change in music style.

The men in the New Yourk Philharmonic wear white tie and tails during the winter season, but for the summer concerts they wear black tie and white dinner jackets.

Dynamic tension that demands onward motin in music is usually the result of

The performers technical ability

Pitch is defined as

The relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.

Harmony refers to

The way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

Woodwind instruments are so named because they

Were originally made of wood

key refers to

a central tone, scale, and chord

A combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time is called

a chord

A chord is

a combination of three or more tones sounded at once

A theme is

a melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music

A part of a melody is called

a phrase

A cadence is

a resting place at the end of a phrase

When harmonized by chords, Row, Row, Row your boat is an example of..

a round

The repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch is caled

a sequence

A progression is

a series of chords

Modulation refers to

a shift from one key to another within the same composition.

Momophonic texture consists of

a single melodic line without accompaniment

The saxophone is

a single reed woodwind instrument

Three-part form can be represented as

-ABA -ABA' -Statement, Contrast, return

Musical texture refers to

-how many different layer of sound are heard at the same time -What kind of layes of sound are heard -How layers of sound are related to each other

It is difficult to sing well because_____ than in speaking.

-singing demands a greater supply and control of breath -vowel sounds are held longer -wider ranges of pitch and volume are used

The Renaissance, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years

1450-1600

The Renaissance, as a stylistic period is Western music, encompassed the years_________.

1450-1600

The Baroque Period is Western music is usually given as _____.

1600-1750

The baroque period in western music is usually give as

1600-1750

Classicism, as a stylistic period in Western music, encompassed the years

1750-1820

Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years

1820-1900

If a pitch vibrates at 880 cycles, the octave below would vibrate at_______ cycles.

220

The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning

450-1450

The piano has____keys, spanning more than 7 octaves.

88

The intellectual movement called humanism

Focused on human life and its accomplishments.

Embellishments are

Ornaments not printed in the music that seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performers were expected to add.

The italian dynamic markings traditionally used to indicate very soft, loud and very loud are respectively

Pianissimo, forte, fortissimo

The Italian dynamic markings traditionally used to indicate very soft, soft, and very loud are.(respectively)

Pianissimo, piano, fortissimo

The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music is ___________.

Rhythm

Which of the following is the slowest tempo indication

adagio

The english horn is neither English nor a horn, but a

alto oboe

The ______ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations.

amplitude

The loudness of a sound is related to the_____ of the vibration that produces the sound.

amplitude

Music can be defined as

an art based on the organization of sounds of time.

The distance in pitch between any two tones is called

an interval

While professional singers can command a pitch range of two octaves or more, an untrained voice is usually limited to about.

an octave and a half

The Italian term___is a tempo marking to indicate a moderately slow or walking pace.

andante

When the individual tones of a chord are sounded one after another instead of simultaneously, it is called a broken chord or

arpeggio

Flute and piccolo players

blow across the edge of a mouth hole

Many conductors us a thin stick called a_______ to beat time and indicate pulse and tempo.

baton

The_____is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.

beat

A musical statement, followed by a repeat of that statement, then a sounterstatement, would be called____form.

binary

The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counterstatement, would be called______form.

binary

A resting place at the end of a phrase is called a

cadence

The keynote, or tonic, of a melody is the___of the melody.

central tone

The ____ pedal is the most important of the three pedals usually found on a piano.

damper

Dynamics in music refers to

degrees of loudness and softness

A virtuoso is a performer who has

developed an extraordinary technical mastery

A combination of tones that is cosidered unstable and tense is called a

dissonance

Resolution refers to an

dissonant chord moving to a consonant chord

Symphonic Bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they

do not contain a string section

The triad build of the fifth step of the scale is called the

dominant chord

The first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as the

downbeat

Beeps, clangs, whistles, never-ending gonges, and other effects can be added to music at a composers electronic whim through.

dubbing

When a performer emphasizes a tone by playing it more loudly than the tones around it, it is called a

dynamic accent

Degrees of loudness and softness in music are called

dynamics

A dynamic accent occurs in music when a performer

emphasizes a tone by playing it more loudly than the tones around it.

Which of the following is not a brass instrument

english horn

The dominant chord is the triad built on the_______step of the scale.

fifth

The organization of musical ideas in time is called

form

The____has strings that are plucked by a set of plastic, leather, or quill wedges.

harpsichord

A tone in music is a sound that

has an definite pitch

In general, the smaller the vibrating element, the ______ its pitch.

higher

When there is one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture is.

homophonic

The bow that strings players usually use to produce sound on their instruments is a slightly curved stick strung tightly with

horsehair

In a musical time signature, the upper number tells

how many beats fall in a measure

An example of homophonic texture could be a

hymn

When a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and the restated immediately by another voice or instrument, the technique is called

imitation

Staccato refers to playing or singing a melody

in a short detached manner

Legato refers to playing or singing a melody

in a smooth connected style

A melodic phrase ending that sets up expectations for continuation is known as an

incomplete cadence

By adding a dot to the right of a note we

increase its duration by half

A consonance is a combination of tones that

is considered stable and restful

Homophonic texture consists of

one main melody accompainied by chords

Register refers to

part of an instruments total range

Bringing the printed symbols of a page of music to life is the job of the

performer

The highest woodwind instrument in the orchesta is the

piccolo

The_____has many sets of pipes controlled from several keyboards, including a pedal keyboard.

pipe organ

The___is a keyboard instrument that uses vibrating air columns to produce sound.

pipe organ

The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called

pitch

The distance between the lowest and highest tones a voice or instrument can produce is called

pitch range

Plucking the string with the finger instead of using a bow is called

pizzicato

A series of chords is called an

progression

A thin piece of cane, used singly or in pairs by woodwind players, is called a

reed

A part of an instruments total range is called a

register

The treble clef is used for

relatively high pitches, such as those played by the pianist

When a dissoncance moves to a consonance, it is called a

resolution

In musical notation, silence is indicated by

rests

The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music, is

rhythm

A gradual slowing down of tempo is indicated by the term

ritardando

A staff is a

set of five horizontal lines

The concert master in a modern symphony orchestra

sits at the conductors immediate left

A short, detached style of playing a melody is known as

staccato

In musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five horizontal lines called a

staff

Various sets of pipes on a pipe organ are brought into play by pulling knobs called

stops

A round is an example of

strict imitation

A song in which several people sing the same melody but each singer starts at a different time is an example of

strict imitation

In music,____refers to a characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form.

style

The vibrations of brass instruments come from

the musicians lips

Form in music is

the organization of musical ideas in time

Sequence may be defined as

the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch

The triad built on the first step of the scale is called

the tonic chord

A melody that serves as the starting point for a more extended piece of music is called a

theme

When the string player causes small pitch fluctuations by rocking the left hand while pressing the string down, it is called

vibrato

The italian term ___ is a tempo marking to indicate a lively pace.

vivace

The xylophone consists of a set of______bars that are played with mallets.

wooden

In the full score of an orchestal composition, the families of instruments are arranged from top to bottom in the order of

woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings

The abbreviation op. stands for opus, Latin for

work