Music Test Chapters 6-10 Online Questions
_________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody
Harmony
Which of the following would be a good example of a change in musical style?
The abandonment of tonality by many contemporary composers
Key refers to
a central tone, chord, and scale
A combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time is called
a chord
The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counterstatement would be called
binary
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 technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called
counterpoint
When the individual tones of a chord are sounded one after another instead of simultaneously, it is called a broken chord or
dissonance
Resolution refers to a(n)
dissonant chord moving to a consonant chord
The triad built on the fifth step of the scale is called the
dominant chord
The organization of musical ideas in time is called
form
In traditional western music, the __________ is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale
half step
When there is one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture is
homophonic
Musical texture refers to
how layers of sound are related to each other
When a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and then restated immediately by another voice or instrument, the technique is called
imitation
A shift from one key to another within the same composition is called
modulation
The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is
monophonic
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
A series of chords is called a(n)
progression
Ternary form can be represented as
statement, contrast, return; or A B A; or A B A'
A round is an example of
strict imitation
Harmony refers to
the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other
Another term for key is
tonality
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
Performance of a single melodic line by more than one instrument or voice is described as playing or singing in
unison
Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called
variation
We know little about the music of very ancient civilizations because
very little notated music has survived from these cultures
An example of homophonic texture could be a
All of the answers are correct