Introduction to Music Quiz 2

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During which century were tempi indicated via numbers on a metronome and not just descriptive words?

19th century

How many beats in a measure would be heard in duple meter?

2

How many beats in a measure would be heard in triple meter?

3

How many beats in a measure would be heard in quadruple meter?

4

How many beats in a measure would be heard in quintuple meter?

5

Which of the following best describes homophonic texture in choral music?

a thicker texture, in which you hear the same words at the same time, but on DIFFERENT notes

Which of the following best describes monophonic texture in choral music?

a thin texture, or unison, in which your hear the same words on the same notes at the same time

Which term is NOT correctly matched to its definition? upbeat: final "weak" beat in a measure which prepares the listener for a new measure syncopation: technique in which accents appear in unexpected parts of the measure measures: equal segments of time which contain regular beat patterns downbeat: final pulse or accent in a measure

downbeat: final pulse or accent in a measure

Which of the following best defines the term "crescendo"?

gradually getting louder

Which of the following best defines the term "diminuendo"?

gradually getting softer

Which of the following best defines the term "allegretto"?

moderately fast

Which of the following best defines the term "mezzo forte"?

moderately loud

Which of the following best defines the term "andante"?

moderately slow

Which is the correct definition of "tempo?"

the basic pace or speed of music

Johann Nepomuk Mälzel is credited with inventing which musical device?

the metronome

Which of the following best defines the term "dynamics"?

the relative loudness or softness of a sound

Which of the following best describes polyphonic texture in choral music?

the thickest texture, in which you hear different words at different times and on different notes

Meter is specified by a time signature, which appears as a ratio of two numbers ex: 4/4

true

Which of the following best defines the term "presto"?

very fast

Which of the following best defines the term "grave"?

very slow

Which of the following best defines the term "pianissimo"?

very soft


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