Mid-Term Study Guide
The following examples are all in what time? a. 1 half-note, 1 quarter-note, 2 eighth-notes b. 2 quarter-notes, 4 eighth-notes c. 2 half-notes
4/4
The term "modulation" may be defined as
A gradual change from one key to another
The first movement of Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is an example of
A sonata form
The primary theme of a fugue is called
A subject
When the notes of a musical chord sound one after another, rather than simultaneously, it is called
An arpeggio
Where would a listener most likely expect to hear a "coda" as part of a symphonic movement?
At the end
The compositional technique that is common in a passacaglia and a chaconne is the use of
Basso ostinato
When the structure of a song falls into two distinctive sections is called a
Binary form
The march "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa is an example of
Duple meter
Symbols used to express the many possible gradations in volume level are called
Dynamics
The opinion that "the value of music lies with its ability to touch the heart--a reflection of human emotion" is the long-held belief of the
Expressionist
The viewpoint that holds "the value of music lies intrinsically within the music itself, and in the nature of its structure and the order of its sounds" is the view of the
Formalist
How many "families" of musical instruments are included in a standard orchestra?
Four (strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion)
What is defined as "melody with harmonic accompaniment?"
Homophonic
The process of playing instruments "in tune" is called
Intonation
Around 1743, an orchestra was created in Mannheim, Germany, in the court of Karl Theodor, that had a reputation as one of the greatest of its time, under the direction of
Johann Stamitz
Small lines used to identify the pitch of notes too high or too low to be included within the staff are called
Ledger lines
Identify the famed conductor/composer of the New York Philharmonic.
Leonard Bernstein
The grouping of tones into a steady, consistent pattern of pulses is called
Meter
Identify the song that is in the minor mode: a. "Happy Birthday to You" b. "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" c. "Jingle Bells" d. None of the above
None of the above
When attending a concert or recital performance, one should
Not applaud between movements of a multi-movement work , or enter the auditorium until the audience applauds at the end of a work
Determined by evenly-timed vibrations, measured in "frequencies," it may be defined as "the highness or lowness of a tone."
Pitch
The "symphonic tone poem" is an example of
Program music and free form
What are the three general approaches to music listening?
Referentialism, formalism, and expressionism
Music portraits, called "symphonic tone poems," which emphasize the descriptive power of the music is a genre especially enjoyed by the
Referentialist
What is used to achieve the element of "unity" in a composition?
Restatement, sequence, and imitation
What composer established his reputation on the basis of his tone poems?
Richard Strauss
The final movement of a standard classical symphony is typically a
Rondo form
A graph-like structure consisting of five lines and four spaces on which music is noted is called a
Staff
The length of time a composer intends for a tone to sound is indicated by the shape and color of the note and by the addition of
Stems, dots, and flags
When the stress, or accent, of the music is placed with the measure on a pulse not normally accented, this process is called
Syncopation
The designation "A-B-A song form" is often used to describe
Ternary form
The song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an example of
Ternary form
Identify the member of the woodwind family listed below: a. the trombone b. the xylophone c. the bassoon d. the glockenspiel
The bassoon
In "Peter and the Wolf," the character "grandpa" was represented by
The bassoon
What are essential links in the three-person artistic chain for the communication and propagation of music?
The composer, the performer, and the audience
Identify the double-reed instrument in the following group of instruments: a. the French horn b. the oboe c. the xylophone d. the harp
The oboe
Which of the following is not considered a fugal form? a. the concerto grosso b. the theme with variations c. the chorale prelude d. the motet and madrigal
The theme with variations
In "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens, the composer used which instrument to describe the "persons with long ears"?
The violins
Melodies that assume a greater importance than others because they contain central musical ideas are called
Themes
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is a good example of a
Tone poem
A chord built upon the first degree of the scale is known as the
Tonic
Identify which of the following is not part of a sonata (or "sonata-allegro") form: a. recapitulation b. development c. transposition d. exposition
Transposition
When the tones of a chord are stacked in intervals of a third, this common chord is called a
Triad
The lowest sounding member of the brass family is the
Tuba