Music Appreciation - Part 1: Elements

The unexpected accent of an "offbeat" note or a normally weak beat is called

Syncopation

True or False: Knowing the characteristics of each style is not useful in identifying music since very composer writes music that sounds different

False

Which of the following statements about pitch are true?

1.) Pitch is related to how fast something vibrates; 2.) In general, string instruments with longer strings can play a lower - pitched sound than instruments with shorter strings.

Which techniques are used to control pitch in one or more kinds of brass instruments?

1.) Using a sliding tube to change the length of tube through which air vibrates; 2.) Varying lip tension while blowing in a mouthpiece; 3.) Using valves to change the length of a tube through which air vibrates

Which techniques are used to control pitch in one of more kinds of brass instruments?

1.) Varying lip tension while blowing in a mouthpiece; 2.) Using valves to change the length of tube through which air vibrates; 3.) Using a sliding tube to change the length of tube through which air vibrates

What is the type of scale that uses the twelve tones of the octave called

A chromatic scale

What is the type of scale that uses the twelve tones of the octave called?

A chromatic scale

When a note is emphasized more than others, usually by being played louder, is called a

Accent

What are two ways of lengthening the value of a note

Adding a dot; Using a tie

What is the technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole

Counterpoint

When a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument, and then is restated immediately by another voice or instrument, this is called

Counterpoint; Imitation

True or False: Before the twentieth century, a basic principle of music composition was that composition would begin in the home, or tonic key, and would end in a different key

False

True or False: The beat in music is always clearly emphasized and strongly felt

False

True or False: The faster that an object vibrates, the lower it's pitch

False

What texture describes a main melody accompanied by chords

Homophonic

Which of the following is a group with a fixed number of beats

Measure

In which musical element is the attention focused in a homophonic texture

Melody

Which are correct terms concerning the duration of rests?

Whole rest; Eighth rest

Where can musical style be evident

Within a country; From performers; During a specific period in history; Within a single composer's work

What technique is used in music to depict specific images, enhancing the text being sung

Word painting

What is the relative highness or lowness of a sound called?

Pitch

The Italian term that tells string players to pluck strings to play notes is

Pizzicato

Many composers prefer to set ___ to music due to it's rhythmic and emotional qualities

Poetry

A specific part of a singer's or an instrument's tonal range, such as the low part of the tonal range, is known as it's

Register

Many instruments come in different sizes, which means they have different

Registers

Many instruments come in different size, which means they have different

Registers; Dynamics

In music notation, the symbol that indicates the duration of silence is called a

Rest

Beat, meter, accent, tempo, and syncopation are all aspects related to

Rhythm

Eighth note, quarter note, and half note are all used to notate what aspect of music

Rhythm

In music, the flow of sound through time is called

Rhythm

In which type of musical form is there a musical statement (A), then a contrasting statement (B), then a return to the first musical

Ternary (three-part) form

Why does a violinist press the string of a violin against the fingerboard

The change the pitch

What symbol at the beginning of the piece indicates the key that a piece of music is in

The key signature

Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is written as a theme and variations, which is best defined by which of the following characteristics

There is a main theme that is varied in each repetition

Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is written as a theme and variations, which is best defined by which of the following characteristics?

There is a main theme that is varied in each repetition.

True of False: Attentive and perceptive listening is necessary for recognizing and fully understanding the properties of musical sound in a performance

True

True or False: An octave is a type of interval

True

True or False: Form in music refers to the structure of a piece, and how it's main sections, which can be repeated or varied, related to each other

True

True or False: Music from ancient civilization is difficult to perform with historical accuracy because few examples of notated music, or evidence of performance technique have survived

True

The Italian term used to describe the small pitch fluctuations that gives a tone expressive warmth is

Vibrato

What type of reed does a clarinet use?

Single

What is the term describing the regular, recurrent pulse that is subdivided and organized to create rhythms and metrical configurations

Beat

The distance between two tones is called an

Interval

What is the first stylistic period in the history of western music

Middle Ages

In music, a sound that has a definite pitch is called a

Tone

By having each instrument of the orchestra play individually, Britten lets us hear the differences in ___ of the orchestral instruments in The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Tone Color

By having each instrument of the orchestra play individually, Britten lets us hear the differences in ____ of the orchestral instruments in The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Tone Color

No matter how often a work changes key, it's main (home) key is called the

Tonic key