Section 3: The Organizing Elements of Music

The following music excerpt features: 18:28

A mixture of polyphonic and homophonic textures

Listen to the following selection. Which of the following Italian tempo terms best applies to this selection? 0:00

Allegro

This cello piece exemplifies __________ form. 0:00

Binary

The following excerpt represents melody by itself without harmonic accompaniment. 1:16

False

The following excerpt represents melody with harmonic accompaniment. 1:19

False

The following excerpt represents monophonic texture. 0:00

False

Which theme is being played in this excerpt from Pictures at an Exhibition? 0:00

Goldenberg (Monophonic texture)

This piece is a good example of: 0:00

Homophonic texture

Which type of musical texture is being utilized in this excerpt from Bach's St. Matthew Passion? 0:00

Homophony

The musical texture that consists of a single melody without accompaniment is called:

Monophony

This music excerpt is an example of: 18:46

NOT Cacophonic texture

This excerpt demonstrates: 1:47

NOT Dissonant harmonies at the end of the passage

Usually, folk tunes, songs, spirituals, and hymns are not good examples of strophic form.

False

Which excerpt is a variation from Mozart's Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman"?

B

From the word pairs, select the one that completes the following sentence correctly. Each measure contains a combination of strong and weak __________, which represent the underlying ____________ of the music.

Beats; pulse

Does the following excerpt feature more disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? 0:30

Conjunct

The trumpet melody in the following excerpt can be best described as:

Disjunct

In this excerpt, which of the following are being performed above the tamboura drone? 3:17

Elaborate improvisations

According to the course text, the pulse in this excerpt is weak and may require focused listening to detect. 3:28

False

According to the text, binary forms are based on the principle of variation.

False

According to the text, tempo can be described as weak or strong.

False

The following example represents monophonic texture. 0:00

False

The following excerpt is consonant. 0:00

False

The following excerpt is dissonant. 0:00

False

The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music.

False

The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is: 2:38

Imitation between voices

Which statement is correct?

Melodic motion and melodic repetition are both effective ways of creating tension and relaxation.

The melodic material in the following excerpt can be best described as having: 0:37

Mixed melodic directions with a transitional character

__________ is an Italian term that describes moderately fast tempo.

Moderato

Which type of musical texture is primarily represented in the following example? 0:00

NOT Monophony

The following excerpt is: 3:38

NOT The River theme from The Moldau

The following excerpt represents: 0:14

NOT melody alone

This piece of music is an example of: 0:00

NOT theme and variations

A melody consists of a succession of:

Pitches

Which type of musical texture is primarily represented in the following example? 0:00

Polyphony

This example illustrates the use of: 3:12

Ritardando

The melody in the following excerpt is comprised of: 0:27

Several small melodic ideas

From the word pairs, select the one that completes the following sentence correctly. Meter organizes _________ and __________ sounds into units called measures.

Stressed; unstressed

Listen to the following example. Which form does it represent? 0:00

Ternary form

Which statement is true about the following excerpt? 0:00

The excerpt is the B section of a mazurka by Chopin

When a melody acquires significant importance within a given composition, it is called a:

Theme

In this excerpt, the function of harmony is provided by the tamboura drone. 0:00

True

Syncopation is often used in jazz settings.

True

The following excerpt is an example of duple meter. 0:00

True

The following excerpt is an example of ritardando. 3:14

True

The following excerpt is consonant. 0:00

True

This excerpt demonstrates the principle of repetition. 0:00

True

A musical phrase does not necessarily need to have a sense of completion in and of itself.

True

According to the text, ternary form uses a mixture of repetition and contrast.

True

Form can be defined as the constructive or organizing element in music.

True