Chapter 06

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

improvisation

The basic structural concepts in the element of form are

repetition and contrast

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

sequence

Musical structure generally features a balance between unity and variety

tue

The term ____ describes the technique whereby some aspects of the music are changed, yet the whole remains recognizable

variation

Example of binary form

A-B

Example of ternary form

A-B-A

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

binary

A musical form based on a statement, a departure, and a restatement of the first idea is called binary form

false

Ostinato, or the repetitive use of a short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern, is common in:

jazz, rock, and the blues

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

motive

A basic technique in thematic development is the fragmentation of themes into

motives

The separate sections of a large musical work are called

movements

A vocal work in which each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in ___ form

strophic

A melodic idea used as a building block in the construction of a larger work is called a

theme

A piece where no main section of the music or text is repeated is called

through-composed

A movement is a complete, comparatively independent division of a large-scale work

true

A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern repeated throughout a musical work is called an ostinato.

true

Strophic is one of the most common in vocal music, both popular and classical

true

Ternary form is best outlines as A-B-A.

true

The restatement of a theme or motive at a higher or lower pitch level is known as a sequence

true