Chapter 06
The technique through which performers create music on the spot is known as
improvisation
The basic structural concepts in the element of form are
repetition and contrast
The restatement of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch is called a
sequence
Musical structure generally features a balance between unity and variety
tue
The term ____ describes the technique whereby some aspects of the music are changed, yet the whole remains recognizable
variation
Example of binary form
A-B
Example of ternary form
A-B-A
The form based on a statement and a departure without a return to the complete opening statement is called
binary
A musical form based on a statement, a departure, and a restatement of the first idea is called binary form
false
Ostinato, or the repetitive use of a short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern, is common in:
jazz, rock, and the blues
The smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called a
motive
A basic technique in thematic development is the fragmentation of themes into
motives
The separate sections of a large musical work are called
movements
A vocal work in which each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in ___ form
strophic
A melodic idea used as a building block in the construction of a larger work is called a
theme
A piece where no main section of the music or text is repeated is called
through-composed
A movement is a complete, comparatively independent division of a large-scale work
true
A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern repeated throughout a musical work is called an ostinato.
true
Strophic is one of the most common in vocal music, both popular and classical
true
Ternary form is best outlines as A-B-A.
true
The restatement of a theme or motive at a higher or lower pitch level is known as a sequence
true