music chapter 7
If the music is gradually speeding up, the term used to describe this is ___
Accelerando
Which of the following terms indicates a loud dynamic and which do not?
Correct Answers:- Fortissimo- Forte Incorrect Answers:- Mezzo piano- Piano
Which of the following terms indicate a softer (quieter) dynamic and which do not?
Correct Answers:- Piano- Pianissimo Incorrect Answers:- Forte- Fortissimo
Which of the following terms indicate a slow tempo and which do not?
Correct Answers:- grave- largo adagio Incorrect Answers:- vivace- presto
Composers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries used even fewer expression marks than their predecessors.
False
Which of the following indicate a change of tempo (gradually increasing or decreasing of speed) and which indicate the overall tempo of a piece?
Indicates a change of tempo:- Accelerando- Ritardando Indicates overall tempo of piece:- Andante- Presto- Allegro
Which of the following indicate gradual changes in the tempo? Which do not?
Indicates gradual change in tempo accelerando ritardando Does not indicate gradual change in tempo allegro andante presto
The Pace of Music Tempo and dynamic markings are usually given in
Italian
Composers use tempo and dynamic markings to communicate to the performer the music's intended expressive quality.
True
Composers use tempo and dynamics to achieve expression.
True
Match the tempo marking with its corresponding meaning.
Very fast: Presto Fast: Allegro Walking pace: Andante Quite slow: Adagio Very, very slow: Grave
Which of the following indicates a lively tempo?
Vivace
Dynamics denote the - at which music is played.
Volume
Which of the following indicate a fast tempo and which do not?
Yes- Presto Vivace No- Grave- Largo- Adagio
Returning to the original tempo after a change in the music is indicated by the marking _________ in the score.
a tempo
If the music is gradually speeding up, the term used to describe this is
accelerando.
The second movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony is in a tempo whose beat moves along at a walking pace. What is the Italian term for this tempo?Haydn, Symphony No. 94, II5:32
adante
If a composer wants to indicate tempo precisely, a ________ indication is given in the score.
beats per minute (bpm)
Which statement describes the dynamics of this excerpt?Beethoven, Ode to Joy0:07
begins piano and suddenly becomes fortissmo
Which dynamic marking indicates to the performer to play gradually louder?
crescendo
Which of the following does not indicate a change of tempo?
crescendo
Gradually getting softer in music is indicated by which term in the score?
diminuendo
Musical sound is performed at varying volumes, also known as the music's
dynamics
Which term indicates that a work should be performed very loudly?
fortissimo
The choir in this excerpt is singing very loudly. What is the Italian term, commonly used in dynamics indications, for music that is very loud?Beethoven, Ode to Joy0:32
fortissmmo
If a composer wants to indicate despair or sadness in a piece of music, which of the following tempos would be appropriate?
grave
Which of the following does NOT indicate a fast tempo?
grave
Listen to the beginning of the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and place the changes in dynamics in the order heard in this excerpt.Beethoven, Symphony No. 50:42
loud soft loud soft crescendo loud
Match the dynamic marking with its corresponding meaning.
mezzo forte - moderately loud pianissimo - very soft forte - loud mezzo piano - moderately soft piano - soft fortissimo - very loud
Match the dynamic symbol to its corresponding meaning.
mezzo piano - mp piano - p pianissimo - pp mezzo forte - mf forte - f
Which of the following abbreviations indicates a moderate dynamic level?
mf
Pianissimo is indicated by the abbreviation _____.
pp
Which of the following is NOT a musical modifier?
presto
In music, tempo refers to the -
rate of speed
Which of the following terms means "getting slower"?
ritardando
The composer adds markings for - (the rate of speed) and - to help shape the expressive content of a work.
tempo dynamic
Tempo refers to
the rate of speed.
Listen to the second movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony and determine why the work is nicknamed "surprise."Haydn: Symphony No. 94, II4:42
the unexpected loud chord
Which describes the overall tempo of this excerpt?Fauré, Requiem, Libera Me1:03
very slow
Which describes the overall tempo of this excerpt?Fauré: Libera Me, from Requiem0:53
very slow
Which of the following indicates a fast tempo?
vivace
Dynamics determine the ________ at which music is played.
volume
Which describe the tempo of this excerpt and which do not?Lullaby1:41
yes andante walking pace no lively vivace very slow walking pace
Which of the following terms means that volume gradually gets softer?
yes decrescendo diminuendo no crescendo pianissimo
Which describe the tempo of Rossini's William Tell Overture and which do not?
yes presto very fast no adante moderate adagio
Listen to the second movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony and determine which of the following describe the dynamics heard in the first 30 seconds of this example and which do not. Choose both the Italian term and its English translation.Haydn, Symphony No. 94, II5:32
yes soft, then softer, then very loud piano, pianissimo, fortissimo no loud, then softer, then even softer forte, piano, pianissimo
