Music History - Part 1 Quiz

The form that consists of a musical statement followed by a different musical statement (AB) is known as... A) Triple form. B) Free form. C) Ternary form. D) Binary form.

D) Binary form.

The degree of relative loudness or softness in music is called... A) Pitch. B) Note. C) Tone color. D) Dynamic level.

D) Dynamic level.

____________ is produced when two tones are played simultaneously. A) Unity. B) Tone color. C) Chord progressions. D) Harmony.

D) Harmony.

When there is one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture is... A) Monophonic. B) Contrapuntal. C) Atonal. D) Homophonic.

D) Homophonic.

In music, ___________ refers to a characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, timbre, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form. A) Fashion. B) Convention. C) Technique. D) Style.

D) Style.

A combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time is called a... A) Consonance. B) Chord. C) Dissonance. D) Interval.

B) Chord.

______________ is defined as putting an accent in music where it would not normally be expected. A) Meter. B) Syncopation. C) Tempo. D) Dynamics.

B) Syncopation.

The _________ and _________ scales are the most prevalent in Western music. A) Chromatic and atonal. B) Major and minor. C) Minor and pentatonic. D) Major and whole-tone.

B) Major and minor.

The organization of beats into regular recurring patterns or groupings is called... A) Tempo. B) Meter. C) Syncopation. D) Dynamics.

B) Meter.

The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called... A) Octave. B) Pitch. C) Timbre. E) Dynamics.

B) Pitch.

When two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is... A) Monophonic. B) Polyphonic. C) Heterophonic. D) Modal.

B) Polyphonic.

In music, a sound that has a definite pitch is called a... A) Tone. B) Dynamic accent. C) Noise. D) Sound.

A) Tone.

Western music uses what letters of the alphabet to indicate pitch? A) A through G. B) D through F. C) C through H. D) A though J.

A) A through G.

The distance between any two tones is called... A) Interval. B) Beat. C) Timbre. D) Duration.

A) Interval.

The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is... A) Monophonic. B) Polyphonic. C) Contrapuntal. D) Homophonic.

A) Monophonic.

The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music, is... A) Rhythm. B) Meter. C) Tempo. D) Measure.

A) Rhythm.

A staff is a... A) Set of five horizontal lines on which pitches may be notated. B) Black or white oval used in notation. C) Symbol indicating silence rather than sound. D) Piece of wood used by a conductor.

A) Set of five horizontal lines on which pitches may be notated.

A musical statement followed by a contrasting statement and then a return of the original statement (ABA) would be called... A) Ternary form. B) Binary form. C) Polyphonic form. D) Double form.

A) Ternary form.

The _________ system has been the prevalent system used for composition in Western music for hundreds of years. A) Tonal. B) Dominant. C) Pentatonic. D) Chromatic.

A) Tonal.

The unique characteristic of a sound is known as... A) Rhythm. B) Timbre. C) Range. D) Interval.

B) Timbre.

The term ______ refers to the rate of speed at which a piece of music is played. A) Meter. B) Beat. C) Tempo. D) Pitch.

C) Tempo.

Form in music is defined as... A) The repetition of a musical idea. B) A composition containing three parts. C) The overall structure of a composition. D) Several melodies played simultaneously.

C) The overall structure of a composition.

The four instrument families found in an orchestra are: A) Woodwinds, percussion, keyboard, and strings. B) Keyboard, brass, woodwinds, and strings. C) Woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion. D) Strings, brass, keyboard, and percussion.

C) Woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion.