Music Test Chapters 6-10 Online Questions

_________ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody

Harmony

Which of the following would be a good example of a change in musical style?

The abandonment of tonality by many contemporary composers

Key refers to

a central tone, chord, and scale

A combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time is called

a chord

The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counterstatement would be called

binary

A combination of tones that is considered stable and restful is called a

consonance

Changes in musical style from one historical period to the next are usually

continuous

The technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called

counterpoint

When the individual tones of a chord are sounded one after another instead of simultaneously, it is called a broken chord or

dissonance

Resolution refers to a(n)

dissonant chord moving to a consonant chord

The triad built on the fifth step of the scale is called the

dominant chord

The organization of musical ideas in time is called

form

In traditional western music, the __________ is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale

half step

When there is one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture is

homophonic

Musical texture refers to

how layers of sound are related to each other

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

imitation

A shift from one key to another within the same composition is called

modulation

The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is

monophonic

When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

polyphonic

Contrapuntal texture is sometimes used in place of the term

polyphonic texture

A series of chords is called a(n)

progression

Ternary form can be represented as

statement, contrast, return; or A B A; or A B A'

A round is an example of

strict imitation

Harmony refers to

the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

Another term for key is

tonality

The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the

tonic

Traditionally, a composition would almost always end on a

tonic chord

Performance of a single melodic line by more than one instrument or voice is described as playing or singing in

unison

Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called

variation

We know little about the music of very ancient civilizations because

very little notated music has survived from these cultures

An example of homophonic texture could be a

All of the answers are correct