Chapter 1-3 Cengage Learning Notes [Progress 15%]

You will hear ten short musical excerpts. (You can replay them as many times as you wish.) Identify the meter of each excerpt. To do this, you should listen for the beat and count 1-2 or 1-2-3. Try tapping your foot with the beat, placing special weight on the downbeat. If you hear only one weak beat between downbeats, the music is duple; if you hear two, the music is triple. In this exercise, all pieces are in duple (24) or triple (34) meter. There are five examples in duple meter and five in triple. Beethoven opens his Symphony No. 5 with the famous SSSL motive and then immediately repeats it. Does the repetition present the motive at a higher or a lower pitch level? a. higher b. lower

B. LOWER

What is meant by the term "venue" with regard to musical performance? a. the place where music is performed b. the type of music performed

a. the place where music is performed

It relies greatly on an immediately audible, recurrent beat. a. classical music b. Popular music

b. Popular music

How does Beethoven add intensity and variety to the conclusion of the transition? a. A pounding drum (timpani) is added to the orchestra, and then a French horn plays a solo. b. A French horn plays a solo, and then a pounding drum (timpani) is added to the orchestra

a. A pounding drum (timpani) is added to the orchestra, and then a French horn plays a solo.

In this passage, Beethoven constructs a musical transition that moves us from the opening motive to a more lyrical second theme. Which is true about this transition? a. The music seems to get faster and builds in volume. b. The music seems to get slower

a. The music seems to get faster and builds in volume.

It relies on acoustic instruments for performance. a. classical music b. popular music

a. classical music

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 1st movement Meter: a. duple b. triple

a. duple

Bizet, Habanera, from CarmenMeter: a. duple b. triple

a. duple

Mouret, Rondeau from Suite de symphoniesMeter: a. duple b. triple

a. duple

Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement Meter: a. duple b. triple

a. duple

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet Meter with percussian: a. duple b. triple

a. duple

Compositions in this style are relatively short, averaging from three to four minutes in length, and possess a single mood from beginning to end. a. popular music b. classical music

a. popular music

It usually makes use of a text or "lyric" to convey its meaning. a. popular music b. classical music

a. popular music

Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra (1896)—Opening Which is true about the opening sounds? a. The instruments are playing several different pitches in succession. b. The instruments are holding one and the same pitch

b. The instruments are holding one and the same pitch

Fame of the piece is associated with the composer, not the performer. a. popular music b. classical music

b. classical music

It is primarily instrumental music, in which meaning is communicated through a language of musical sounds and gestures. a. popular music b. classical music

b. classical music

It relies on preset musical notation and is to a certain extent a "fixed entity," meaning that it does not change significantly between different performances. a. popular music b. classical music

b. classical music

Musical pieces can be lengthy and involve a variety of moods, requiring the listener to concentrate over a long period of time. a. popular music b. classical music

b. classical music

The rhythmic "beat" often rests beneath the surface of this kind of music. a. popular music b. classical music

b. classical music

When the trumpets enter and ascend, does the low, rumbling sound disappear? a. yes b. no

b. no

It relies mostly on oral and aural transmission, and the work can change greatly from one performance to the next. a. classical music b. popular music

b. popular music

Beethoven, Variations on "God Save the King"Meter: a. duple b. triple

b. triple

Chopin, Waltz in Eb majorMeter: a. duple b. triple

b. triple

Handel, Minuet, from Water MusicMeter: a. duple b. triple

b. triple

Haydn, Symphony No. 94, 3rd movementMeter: a. duple b. triple

b. triple

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet with winds Meter: a. duple b. triple

b. triple

Now, a more lyrical new theme begins in the violins and is echoed by the winds. But has the opening motive (SSSL) really disappeared? (Listen carefully with good equipment.) a. Yes, it is no longer present. b. No, it can be heard above the new melody. c. No, it lurks below the new melody.

c. No, it lurks below the new melody.

At the very last chord, a crashing, percussive sound is added for emphasis—to signal that this is indeed the last chord of the climax. What instrument is making that sound? a. a piano* b. an electric bass c. a cymbal

c. a cymbal

When the opening motive is not a clear part of the main musical idea—as is the case, for example, at 0:53 and 2:20—where and how might a related musical figure still be present?

In short-short-short-longs where figures move from a lower pitch to a higher one,the bottom part of the video works as a back up melody to a new melody shown in the upper part. Near 3:20, a descending chain of shorts in middle range where the strings were playing add suspense,stress and power in the piece, as the "short-short-short" motive drives energy to the finale of this beginning section of the symphony.

What is a symphony? a. music that has endured the test of time and requires a particular set of skills to perform or appreciate it b. an instrumental genre in which one or more soloists play with and against a larger orchestra c. a genre of instrumental music for orchestra consisting of several movements; also, the orchestral ensemble that plays this genre d. a one-movement work for orchestra of the Romantic era that gives musical expression to the emotions and events associated with a story, play, political occurrence, personal experience, or encounter with nature e. a series of notes arranged in order to form a distinctive, recognizable musical unit; it is most often placed in the treble

c. a genre of instrumental music for orchestra consisting of several movements; also, the orchestral ensemble that plays this genre

When the trumpets rise, how many different pitches do they play? a. one b. two c. three

c. three

Identify the correct definition of "movement." a. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself b. the process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them c. the repeat of a piece demanded by an appreciative audience d. a large, freestanding piece within a major instrumental work e. the orchestral ensemble that plays symphonies

d. a large, freestanding piece within a major instrumental work

Every human being has an idea (or a master plan) of what music should sound like, how it should go, and whether the music sounds good or bad. The term for this is a. musical venue. b. musical motive. c. musical style. d. musical template. e. musical genre.

d. musical template.

Identify the correct definition of "motive." a. a large, independent section of a major instrumental work b. the process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them c. the orchestral ensemble that plays symphonies d. the repeat of a piece demanded by an appreciative audience e. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself

e. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself