MUSIC Test
disjunct
disjointed or disconnected melody with many leaps
compound meters
divide each beat into three rather than two
What are the formal sections of large-scale compositions such as the symphony called?
movements
through-composed form
no main section of music or text repeated
meter
organization of rhythm in time; the grouping of beats into larger, regular patterns, notated as measures
Strophic form
repeated for every stanza of text
Cadences
resting place in a musical phrase
A motive, when restated at a different pitch, results in a ___________.
sequence
interval
the distance between any two pitches
Melody
the tune in the music
Binary Form
two-part, a statement and a departure
Which of the following are the basic elements of form?
variation, contrast, repetition
Rhythm
what moves music forward in time
simple meters
Meter in which the beat is divided into two, as in duple, triple, and quadruple meters.
Contour
The overall shape of a melodic line. It can move upward or downward or remain static.
The direct opposite of strophic form is through-composed form.
True
Binary
A-B
Ternery
A-B-A
Countermelody
An accompanying melody sounded against the principal melody.
Which of the following describe the opening of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, first movement, and which do not?
DO: It contains a motive, it contains a sequence DON'T: It is completely improvised, it contains an ostinato
After listening to this entire example, which elements of form are present? Which are not present?
DOES: Ternary form, repetition, contrast DOES'NT: Binary form, through component
syncopation
Deliberate upsetting of the meter or pulse through a temporary shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat.
range
Distance between highest and lowest pitches of a melody
Downbeat
First beat of the measure, the strongest in any meter.
In this excerpt, how does the second phrase compare to the first phrase? (Hint: The first phrase ends around 0:12.) Tchaikovsky
It is almost identical
What is the most common in vocal music?
Sophic form
phrases
a musical unit; often a component of a melody
Jazz musicians organize their improvisations around which of the following?
a predetermined harmonic pattern and
offbeats
a weak beat or weak portion of a beat
One of the basic structures in music is -Press Space to openternary formthrough-composed formbinary form, which begins with a statement and ends with a departure, without a return to the opening section.
binary form
How is a sequence similar to ostinato?
both feature repetition
In through-composed songs, music from previous stanzas is repeated.
false
Ternary form is comprised of a statement followed by a departure, with no return to the original statement.
falsi
The opening section sounds marchlike, with accented beats and alternations between instrumental groups. Eventually, a total change of character marks a short, new section. At approximately which time interval from the beginning does this new section appear? (Nutcracker March)
just after 1 minute
call and response
leader imitated by a chorus of followers
Measures
metric grouping of beats, notated on the musical staff with bar lines
ostano
short, repeated musical pattern
motive
small melodic-rythmic fragment
conjunct
smooth, connected melody that moves principally by small intervals
Which form features a statement of an idea, a contrasting idea, and then a repetition of the first idea?
ternary
When a melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of a larger work, what is it called?
theme