MUS 121 Assignment 2

Ternary

A musical form consisting of a beginning section, a contrasting middle section, and then a repeat of the beginning.

Binary

A musical form consisting of two contrasting sections.

What key was historically assumed to have a warm and lush quality?

E-Flat Major

Monophony uses a solo voice, it cannot occur simultaneously in multiple instruments. (T/F)

False

Ternary form describes three-part music in which all three parts are completely different. (T/F)

False

The major scale has a number of lowered notes, which give it a "sadder" sound when compared with the minor scale. (T/F)

False

A singer accompanying themself with chords on a guitar is performing which type of music?

Homophony

What texture is most common in popular music

Homophony

The term used to describe a central note, scale, or chord is:

Key

A written notation in music, used to help the performer identify if a piece is in major or minor, is called the:

Key Signature

If your entire class sings the melody to "Sweet Home Alabama" simultaneously and does not add harmony, the class has created _____.

Monophony

In a piece of music, if there is one melody, no accompanying sound, no harmony, and no chords, that piece of music can be described using what term?

Monophony

Binary form can incorporate any of these formations: AB, AABB, AAB, or ABB. (T/F)

True

Which of the following is not a difference between a major and a minor scale? A. A major scale is considered to be tonal, whereas a minor scale is not. B. A minor scale has a greater number of lowered (flatted) notes than a major scale. C. Broadly speaking, a major scale sound happier or more uplifting than a minor scale, which sounds sadder and moody. D. A major scale has a different pattern of whole and half step intervals than a minor scale.

A. A major scale is considered to be tonal, whereas a minor scale is not.

Theme

An important and returning melody in a musical composition.

Which of these scales do composers use to create dissonance for special, dramatic effects?

Chromatic

A musical composition cannot include both polyphonic and homophonic textures. (T/F)

False

A composition that presents a musical idea in one voice then immediately presents it in a second voice is using a compositional technique called:

Imitation

A woman starts singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," and when she gets to the third word, a second woman starts singing the same song from the beginning. What is this called?

Imitation

The shift from one key to another within a composition is called:

Modulation

The musical texture that is defined by independence and equality among multiple voices is:

Polyphony

Form

The organization of musical ideas in time.

When talking about a primary melodic line we can also the term:

Voice