Chapter 03
dissonance
a combination of notes that sounds unstable
A combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called a...
chord
A combination of tones that sounds discordant, unstable, or in need of resolution is called a
dissonance
Should a composer write a dilm score for a horror movie, we might reasonable expect that the harmony would include a great deal of
dissonance
A combination of tones that is discordant and unstable produces a consonance
false
For the majority of Western music history, a consonant sound typically resolved to a dissonance
false
Generally speaking, music has grown more consonant through the ages
false
Harmony is the horizontal aspect of music
false
Melody and harmony function independently of each other
false
The depth resulting from simultaneous events in music is described by the term...
harmony
An interval spanning eight notes is called an...
octave
A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called a...
scale
A triad is...
the most common chord type found in western music, a three-note chord, built on alternate scale steps
The principle of organization around a central tone is called...
tonality
The first note of the scale is called the...
tonic
A chord is produced when three or more notes are sounded together
true
A consonant describes a concordant, or agreeable, combination of tones
true
A triad is a chord made up of three tones
true
Harmony describes a piece's chords and the progression from one chord to the next
true
The principle of organization around a central tone is called tonality
true
Three alternate notes of a scale, sounded simultaneously, form a triad
true