Understanding of Art Mid Term Exam
Which term refers to the overall shape of a melody?
contour
Music in a major or minor key is considered ---.
diatonic
A fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called a ---
motive
A large-scale work, like a symphony, is often broken up into smaller sections called ---
movement
What are the formal sections of large-scale compositions such as the symphony called?
movements
Most children's songs have a(n)---- range.
narrow
Match the dynamic marking with its corresponding meaning. Very soft- soft - moderately soft - moderately loud- loud - very loud-
pianissimo piano mezzo piano mezzo forte forte fortissimo
What is the term for music that is performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus?
responsorial singing
Which element propels music forward in time?
rhythm
What is the unifying formal structure that Vivaldi used in the first movement of the Spring concerto?
ritornello
What is the term for music that is used for religious or spiritual purposes?
sacred
A motive, when restated at a different pitch, results in a---
sequence
A song in which the music is repeated for each stanza of the poem is called ---
strophic
What is the term for a song in which the music is repeated for each stanza of the poem?
strophic
Most cultures employ sacred music for religious functions.
true
Which of the following terms indicate the volume gradually getting softer?
decrescendo diminuendo
Match the terminology to their correct descriptions of harmony. Unstable combination Sustained Pitch Agreeable combination
dissonance drone consonance
What term describes a combination of tones that sounds discordant or in need of resolution?
dissonant
Melody and --- do not function independently of one another. On the contrary, each ---influences the other.
harmony constantly
A texture in which all voices move together in the same rhythm is called ---.
homorhythmic
In comparison to the Renaissance, Baroque music is characterized by a texture wherein a single melody stands out known as ---
homphony
What is the classification of an instrument that makes sound from the substance itself?
idiophone
Which of the following were critiques from the cardinals at the Council of Trent?
inappropriate attitude of church musicians. embellishment of gregorian melodies. use of popular music in the mass.
A Baroque concerto is a(n) ---genre that is based on the ---between two dissimilar bodies of sound.
instrumental opposition
An --- is the distance between two pitches. A melody that moves by small intervals is described as ---, and a melody that moves by large intervals is described as ---.
interval conjunct disjunct.
Claudio Monteverdi was a composer who lived during the Baroque Era
True
When a melody does not begin on the first beat, it is said to begin on a(n)
Upbeat
Match the descriptions to the textures. Polyphonic- Monophonic- Homophonic-
multiple melodies one lone melody one main melody
Which of the following terms describe the relationship between the number of notes and each syllable of a text?
neumatic syllabic melismatic
Which term is used to describe music that moves without a strong sense of beat?
nonmetric
Which of the following instruments are played with a double reed?
oboe bassoon
A way musical works are identified in the Western art music tradition is through a cataloguing system, often described by ---, referring to Latin for "work."
opus number
Which of the following terms describes a specific performing group or medium?
orchestra
A short, repeated musical pattern used as a structural device is known as a(n) ---
ostinato
Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons is paired with a --- as its literary source.
poem
Music that features the simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns is called ---
polyrhythmic
Pianissimo is indicated by the abbreviation -
pp
Which of the following indicate a fast tempo?
presto vivace
In music, tempo refers to the ---
rate of speed
Which of the following indicate a change of tempo (gradually increasing or decreasing of speed)? Which indicates the overall tempo of a piece?
ritardando accelerando presto allegro andante
Which of the following types of music are usually performed by a band?
rock marches jazz
Choral music can be for --- or secular occasions.
sacred
What is music composed for religious purposes called?
sacred
What is the term for music that is composed for religious purposes?
sacred
Which of the following terms describes religious or spiritual music?
sacred
Which terms represent the functions of music?
sacred and secular
Which of the following instruments does NOT belong to the brass family?
saxophone
Which term describes a collection of pitches arranged in ascending and descending order?
scale
Which of the following terms describe singing on syllables that have no meaning?
scat-singing vocalise nonlexical
Which terms represent societal functions of music?
secular sacred
The sign that indicates a pitch should be raised a half step is called a ---
sharp
The musical term that denotes the way in which melodic lines interweave with harmony is ---
texture
The Baroque marks the introduction of solo song with instrumental accompaniment, called --- in Florence.
the "new style"
describe the form of the Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. The Air is in ----part, or, --- form, with each section repeated; the --- section is longer than the--- section
two binary B A
Which instruments are included in a string quartet?
two violins, a viola, and a cello
Melody is the horizontal dimension in music, while harmony adds ---perspective.
vertical
What expressive device consists of a small fluctuation of pitch to intensify sound?
vibrato
What solo instrument is featured in Vivaldi's Spring concerto?
violin
Which is the bowed string instrument that can play the highest notes?
violin
Which of the following indicates a lively tempo?
vivace
At the time Vivaldi was composing, instrumental music was newly freed from an earlier dependence on --- music.
vocal
Dynamics denote the --- at which music is played.
volume
Which of the following ensembles relies mainly on winds and percussion?
wind band
How does Vivaldi musically evoke the image of birds in the first movement of the Spring concerto?
with high trills with running scales
Composers use the --- technique to emphasize the meaning of the text through music.
word-painting
What is the technique wherein the meaning of a word is pictorialized by the music?
word-painting
Melody constitutes the vertical aspect of music, and harmony constitutes the horizontal aspect.
False
Melody is a concept that occurs only in Western music.
False
Ternary form is comprised of a statement followed by a departure, with no return to the original statement.
False
The Baroque era was characterized by peaceful relations between Protestants and Catholics.
False
The English horn belongs to the brass family.
False
The first accented beat of each metric pattern is known as the onbeat.
False
The high point of a melodic line is called its cadence
False
The octave is divided the same way in the musical systems of all cultures.
False
Timpani are percussion instruments with indefinite pitch.
False
Match the counting pattern to the type of meter it represents. Simple Meter - Compound Meter-
ONE-and, TWO-and ONE-and-a, TWO-and-a
The most notable Baroque innovation was the "drama through music," which we now call---
Opera
Which of the following are true of harmony?
The most common chord in Western music is the triad. Chords occur when three or more notes are sounded simultaneous. Harmony is derived from scales.
"Medium" refers the specific group that performs a piece.
True
A Baroque concerto is characterized by an ensemble featuring one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
True
A cadence punctuates music in the same way that commas and periods punctuate sentences.
True
A chord built upon the second, fourth, and sixth steps of a scale is a triad.
True
A homorhythmic texture is one in which all of the lines move in the same rhythm.
True
A second melody played against the first is called a countermelody.
True
A specific area within an instrument's range is known as its register.
True
Absolute monarchy, exemplified by Louis XIV of France, was the main form of European government during the Baroque.
True
Accents on the weak beats create syncopation.
True
Although Western art music is distinguished from vernacular or popular music, the lines between these traditions is often blurred.
True
Although he is known today as a composer, in his own day Antonio Vivaldi was better known as a performer.
True
As musical instruments developed technically, the level of virtuosity rose in the Baroque.
True
Chamber music is music for a small group of performers.
True
Changing between keys within a single piece is called modulation, while changing the key of an entire piece is called transposition.
True
Composers use tempo and dynamic markings to elicit the intended expression from the perfomer(s).
True
Even when a performer improvises, the basic elements of repetition, contrast, and variation can be heard.
True
Genre is a general term, while form is more specific.
True
Hildegard of Bingen set many of her own texts to music.
True
Hildegard's chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin.
True
In Western music two scales—major and minor—have been predominant.
True
In Western music, an octave is divided into twelve half steps.
True
In an orchestra, brass instruments are placed near the back of the group because they are loud.
True
In strophic songs, the same music is repeated for each stanza of the text.
True
In triple meter, the accent is typically on the first beat.
True
Click on the following historical style periods in chronological order.
Middle Ages- Renaissance- Baroque-classical-Romantic.
The word "vernacular" refers to the language of the people.
True
There are four "families" of Western instruments.
True
This excerpt from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 is from the Gigue.
True
String players depend on the conductor, or sometimes the ---, to make their --- strokes uniform.
concertmaster bowing
Vivaldi is known for having written 500 ---, about 230 of which were written for solo -
concertos violin
A melodic line that moves by small intervals in a connected manner is
conjunct
Which of the following accurately describe the harmony of Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass?
consonant full
Which of the following are the basic elements of form?
contrast variation repetition
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass was once thought to have been written in order to meet the requirements set forth by whom?
council of Trent
The Catholic Church's effort in the early sixteenth century to recapture the loyalty of its followers through a return to true Christian piety is known as the ---
counter-Reformation
Which dynamic marking would indicate to the performer to play gradually louder?
crescendo
Range
describes the distance between the lowest and highest notes.
A mechanism that generates musical vibrations and launches them into the air is called a(n)---
instrument
The simplest texture is --- which is --- melodic line(s) without accompaniment.
monophony one
Which of the following meters can only be classified as compound?
sextuple
Which of the following are genres?
song symphony
Which of the following describe the chromatic scale?
12 half steps of the octave. All white and black keys on a keyboard.
Recitative
A kind of musical declamation or speech
What is "Thy hand, Belinda," as sung by Dido in Purcell's opera?
A recitative
An opera is a large-scale -- that is --.
Drama, Sung
A flat sign is used to indicate that the pitch should be raised by a half step.
False
A mbira is considered a membranophone.
False
A polyphonic texture has a single melodic line.
False
Consonance creates a sense of suspense that is only resolved with dissonance.
False
Early opera was originally designed to reflect the manner in which seventeenth-century aristocrats sung their conversations to each other on a daily basis.
False
Genre describes a musical form.
False
If a major scale is transposed to a different starting pitch, the pattern of half steps and whole steps changes.
False
In through-composed songs, music from previous stanzas is repeated.
False
The string section makes up less than half of a symphony orchestra.
False
The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic
False
Vocal music with instrumental accompaniment is called a cappella.
False
Match the descriptions to the Air or the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. Gigue - Both Air and Gigue- Air-
Fast tempo. Binary form and Largely homophonic. Slow tempo.
The Baroque system of figured bass allowed the performer to:
Fill in the harmonies
Which non-woodwind instrument plays in a woodwind quintet?
French horn
--- refers to the work's overall character and function, while form refers to the work's ---
Genre Structure
Hildegard of Bingen was of --- descent.
German
What is the structural basis for Dido's Lament in Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas?
Ground bass
--- is the vertical thread of music, --- is the horizontal thread, while a diagonal thread results from -
Harmony Melody Imitation
Which of the following does not describe Henry Purcell's life and career?
He was born in Venice
Which of the following characterize Vivaldi's career?
He was virtuoso violinist. His concerts at the girls' school in Venice brought visitors from all over Europe. He was music master at one of Venice's prestigious orphanages (ospedali)
Which of the following was a hallmark of Baroque performance?
Increased virtuosity Increased improvisation
Which of the following describes polyphony?
It combines of two or more different melodic lines. The melodic lines are set in counterpoint to each other.
Which of the following describes the major-minor harmonic system?
It contains active and rest chords. The rest chord is the tonic chord
Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different musical elements of music as found in the Air of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. Melody - Performing forces- Form-
Lyrical and singing strings and harpsichord. A-A-B-B
Who started the Protestant Reformation with his Ninety-Five Theses?
Martin Luther
Which of the following were church reformers in the sixteenth century?
Martin Luther John calvin
Match the scale type to its corresponding description. Five-note scale- Seven whole and half step- Consists of all twelve half step-
Pentatonic Diatonic Chromatic
Which type of scale is commonly used in African, Far Eastern, and Native American music?
Pentatonic Scale
In the Catholic Mass, the parts that change according to the day belong to the ---
Proper
Which of the following historical styles lasted for a period of less than 100 years? Which lasted for longer?
Romantic Classic Renaissance Middle Ages Baroque
Which term describes the meter of the song Tonight, from Bernstein's West Side Story?
Simple
Which describe the meter of America?
Simple Triple
Put the following choral voice ranges in order from highest to lowest.
Soprano-alto-tenor-bass
he libretto for Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas is based on----
The Aeneid
How do the rhythm of the Air and the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 compare?
The Gigue is in compound meter while the Air is in simple meter
Which of the following operas were composed by Claudio Monteverdi?
The coronation of Poppea Orfeo
Which of the following are true about scales?
The distance between the first and last note of a scale is called an octave. Most Western Music is based on major or minor scales
Which of the following took place during the Baroque period?
The establishment of major-minor tonality. The Florentine Camerata cultivated a "new style", that emphasized homophonic texture in music
Downbeat
The first accented beat of a pattern
Which of the following were historical events of the Baroque era?
The formulation of the theory of gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton. The investigation of how blood circulates by William Harvey.
Duple Meter
The most basic metrical pattern. It alternates a strong downbeat with a weak beat: ONE two, ONE two
Which of the following correctly describes Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas?
The opera ends tragically. It is based on virgil's Aeneid. It was first performed at a girl's school in London
Libretto
The text/script of an opera
Which of the following is not true about Gregorian chant (plainchant) melodies?
They are in Hebrew and syrian
--- is influenced by a number of factors, including the size, shape, and proportion of the instrument, the material from which it is made and how the vibration is produced.
Timbre
A descending ground bass helps underscore the sorrow in Dido's lament.
True
Monophonic texture is the simplest musical texture.
True
Monteverdi was one of the first great composers of opera.
True
Music that is made up spontaneously in performance is called improvisation.
True
Oral transmission is the process of preserving music without written notation.
True
Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is a setting of the Mass Ordinary.
True
Percussion instruments are considered either "pitched" or "unpitched."
True
Program music is music that has a literary link of some kind.
True
Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas is based on an episode in Virgil's Aeneid.
True
Scientifically, a pitch is determined by its frequency.
True
Secular music is often sung in the language of the people singing it.
True
Steel drums are considered idiophones.
True
The Italian word for a soft dynamic is "piano."
True
The basic elements of form are repetition, variation, and contrast.
True
The conductor's role includes interpreting the music for the group.
True
The liturgy refers to the set order of services and structure of each service
True
The masque was an English form of entertainment that combined music, poetry, and dance.
True
The term "Baroque" means misshapen, extravagant, or even distorted.
True
The word "tempo" refers to the pace of the music.
True
Vivaldi is noted for writing instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words.
True
Which of the following are brass instruments?
Tuba French horn trumpet trombone
Does the song Tonight, from Bernstein's West Side Story, begin on an upbeat or a downbeat?
Upbeat
For Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 Carried by the first ---, a richly ornamented and ---melody unfolds over a steady, even --- line.
Violin Lyrical Bass
A common way composers create rhythmic interest is by shifting the accent to a --- beat (also known as an --- instead of emphasizing the --- beat of the measure. This technique is called ---
Weak Offbeat strong Syncopation
Which of the following does NOT create rhythmic complexity in music?
a strong, regular pulse
A theme can be developed by using which of the following?
all of these (melody, rhythm, harmony)
Match the tempo marking with its corresponding meaning. Walking pace- very, very slow- very fast- quite slow - fast-
andante grave presto adagio allegro
Which of the following does Vivaldi portray in the first movement of his Spring concerto?
birds thunder brooks
How is the key of a piece determined?
by the scale used
Which of the following instruments are typically found in an orchestra?
cellos clarinets timpani
What is the classification of an instrument that makes sound from a vibrating string?
chordophone
All string family instruments are ---. The strings can be played with a ---.
chordophones bow
Which term describes the contour of the opening phrase of Joy to the World?
descending
Which term describes how brass players must use their lips, jaw, and lower facial muscles together in order to play their instrument?
embouchure
The words "vocalise" and "scat-singing" refer to singing that uses intelligble words.
false
Western culture is the only culture that has music composed for entertainment.
false
Which of the following are woodwind instruments?
flute oboe saxophone clarinet
Which of the following terms indicate a loud dynamic? Which indicate a quiet dynamic?
forte fortissimo piano mezzo piano
Which string instrument probably originated in the Middle East?
guitar
What is the term for an interval smaller than a step?
half step
The term arpeggio, meaning "broken chord," is derived from the name of what instrument?
harp
Which of the following is an example of a chordophone?
harp
Which of the following was Hildegard not known for?
her architectural plans for new churches
A knowledge of --- styles helps place a musical work in the context of its creation.
historical
Describe the appropriate words to describe the texture of the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. The texture is largely --- with a very active basso continuo line. For
homophonic
Music with words that are in the language of the people is said to be ---
in the vernacular
Match the descriptions to the correct terms. call and response- motive- ostinato-
leader imitated by a chorus of followers. small melodic-rhythmic fragment short, repeated musical pattern
Playing notes smoothly, with connection, is called ---
legato
Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different musical elements of music as found in the Gigue of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. Harmony- Tempo- Performing forces-
major fast strings, trumpets, oboes, and timpani.
A single-line texture is known as ---
monophony
A melodic --- ends in a resting place, or ---. A cadence punctuates the music the same way that a comma or --- punctuates a sentence.
phrase cadence period
Vivaldi's nickname was "the red ---
priest
The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line determines its---
range
Match the musical techniques to the image from the poem that Vivaldi was depicting. Birds- thunder, lightning-
staccato notes, trills, and running scales. agitated repeated notes, ascending minor-key scales.
The "heart" of the orchestra is the --- section.
string
A pizzicato effect is created on a string instrument when the ---
strings are plucked
In the medieval and Renaissance eras, Latin was the language of which institutions?
the Roman Catholic church Universities
Rhythm
the movement of music in time
Which of the following determines the tonality of a piece?
the scale chosen by the composer
Conductors can only beat duple, triple, and quadruple patterns.
False
Hildegard's Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is an example of Gregorian chant.
False
Historically, harmony and melody developed simultaneously.
False
Italian opera was embraced in all western European countries.
False
How is a sequence similar to ostinato?
Both feature repetition
Which of the following describes life in a medieval monastery?
Members withdrew from secular society. Religious life was quite disciplined. Members were devoted to prayer
Which describe the meter of Brahms's Lullaby?
Simple Triple
A guitar is considered a chordophone.
True
How does Purcell musically depict Dido's grief in the aria "When I am laid in earth"?
With a descending, chromatic bass line, and with a slow tempo.
Which of the following describes Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass?
a cappella ensemble. consonant harmony duple meter
Match the following instruments to their classifications. aerophone- idiophone- chrodophone- membranophone-
flute, whistle and bagpipe. Steel drums. violin and guitar. tabla
Which term refers to a general category of music?
genre
Which of the following terms indicate a slow tempo? Which indicates a fast tempo?
grave adagio largo vivace presto
Match the following forms with the descriptions of their formal patterns. Repeated music for each stanza of text- two-part, a statement and a departure- no main section of music or text repeated -
strophic form. binary form. through-composed form.
Which of the following instruments is not typically found in a symphony orchestra?
synthesizer
Aria
A song, usually of a highly emotional nature
Which of the following belong to the Mass Ordinary?
Agnus Dei Gloria Sanctus
Match the parts of the Mass to the ordinary or proper category. Ordinary- Proper-
Agnus Dei, Gloria, Kyrie, Credo Gradual, Introit, offertory
Which of the following describe homorhythm?
All the words in the text are sounded together. All the melodic lines move together in the same rhythm.
Which of the following are descriptions of female vocal ranges?
Alto Soprano mezzo-soprano
What is the distance between two pitches called?
An interval
Overture
An orchestral introduction
Match the descriptions to the Air or the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3. Air- Gigue-
Aria-like and lyrical melody (Air) Stings and harpsichord only(Air) Compound Meter (Gigue) Brass and a percussion(Gigue)
For Bach's Orchestral Suite No.3. Whereas a string orchestra consisting of violin, viola, and --- with cello and harpsichord performs the Air, in the Gigue, oboe, ---and percussion instrument --- are added as a festive complement to the strings.
Basso continuo Trumpet timpani
In The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, the composer --- introduces the different instrument families of the modern ---
Benjamin Britten Orchestra
Jazz musicians organize their improvisations around which of the following?
Both of these( a pre-determined harmonic pattern and a time frame specific to the piece.
How do the textures of the Air and the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 compare?
Both the Air and the Gigue are largely homophonic
Functional grammatical parallel of Period is--- Functional grammatical parallel of Sentence---
Cadence Phase
Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n) ---
Chord
Which describe the meter of the English folk song Greensleeves
Compound Duple Sextuple
Which of the following describe the rhythm and meter of the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3?
Compound meter duple meter
When a melody is accompanied by a second melody, what is that second melody called?
Countermelody
Which of the following dramatic works were composed Henry Purcell?
Dido and Aeneas The Fairy Queen
Which term describes the melodic movement in The Star-Spangled Banner?
Disjunct
The members of the Florentine Camerata realized that the new style was applicable to entire --- as well as to short poems, leading to "drama through music," or what we now call ---
Dramas Opera
Which of the following terms are used to describe a single note and which are not?
Duration Tone color
Which of the following is NOT true of tonality?
Each scale sounds identical to other scales
All music has a strong, discernable beat.
False
Artists such as Bernini and Peter Paul Rubens created works that demonstrate the absence of dramatic gestures in the Baroque era.
False
Baroque concertos tended to have only one movement.
False
Composers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries used fewer expression marks than their predecessors.
False
Homophony consists of two or more lines set in counterpoint against each other.
False
--- occurs when one melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying harmony.
Homophony
For which of the following tunes were the words written after the melody was composed?
I Got Rhythm
Quadruple Meter
It contains four beats to the measure, with a primary accent on the first beat and a secondary accent on the third beat.
Triple Meter
It has three beats to a measure one strong beat and two weak ones (ONE two three).
Which of the following describe a round?
It is a type of canon. Voices enter in succession with the same melody. It is a strictly imitative form.
Which of the following are true about dissonance?
It sounds unstable. It creates a desire for resolution. It adds a sense of drama and tension in music.
In early times, choral music was often performed a cappella. What does this mean?
It was performed without instrumental accompaniment
Which part of the Mass Ordinary is not in Latin?
Kyrie
Put the parts of the Mass Ordinary into the correct order.
Kyrie-Gloria-Credo-Sanctus-Agnus Dei
Which of the following describe plainchant of the Middle Ages?
Latin text. Monophonic. Organized according to liturgy.
In composing --- a composer often works with a ---, who supplies the text for the various recitatives, arias, and choruses and provides the story's main threads and subplots.
Opera, Librettist
Which of the following are considered keyboard instruments?
Organ harpsichord piano
Which of the following are purely instrumental sections that can be included in an opera?
Overture and Sinfonia
When two ideas are combined, the texture becomes--
Polyphonic
Which of the following textures is based on counterpoint?
Polyphony
The Mass is a daily service with two categories of ---the ---, which contains texts that are the same for each service, and the ---, which contains texts that vary according to the day.
Prayers Ordinary Proper
Vivaldi wrote instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words. What is this style called?
Program music
At the time of Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppea, what type of opera houses were beginning to open in Venice?
Public
Which of the following musical style periods directly followed the Middle Ages?
Renaissance
Which of the following is an abbreviation for the customary voice ranges found in a choir or chorus?
SATB
What roles did women play in music during the Baroque era?
Singer. Composers of secular music. Composers of sacred music.
Female musicians, particularly ---, experienced expanded roles in Baroque music life. Two singers, Francesca --- and Barbara Strozzi, were among the earliest female composers to publish their works.
Singers Caccini
Which of the following are true about music systems in non-Western cultures?
Some non-western scales consists of intervals smaller than half steps. They have scales with differing numbers of pitches.
Which of the following does NOT describe a minor scale?
Sounds the same as a major scale
Which instruments do you hear in this excerpt from Bach's Gigue from Orchestral Suite No. 3?
Strings brass woodwinds Percussion
Which of the following is a genre?
Symphony and song
What is created when the accent is shifted to a weak beat (offbeat)
Syncopation
Which of the following was a complication for Hildegard in her role as composer and visionary for the church?
Women were viewed by many in the church as unworthy to have divine connections
If the music is gradually speeding up, the term used to describe this is ---
accelerando
Which of the following indicate gradual changes in the tempo?
accelerando ritardando
Flutes, whistles, and bagpipes fall into what instrument classification?
aerophones
Which of the following are descriptions of male vocal ranges?
bass tenor baritone
Conductors of large instrumental ensembles use a thin stick called a --- to help performers keep time.
baton
One of the basic structures in music is ---, which begins with a statement and ends with a departure, without a return to the opening section.
binary form
Which of the following are chamber ensembles?
brass quintet piano quintet duo sonata
The rise of opera popularized virtuosic male soprano roles in Baroque dramas; these roles were sung by singers known by what name?
castrato
The core musical repertoire of the medieval Christian church was known as
chant
The core musical repertoire of the medieval Christian church was known as---
chant
What is a small, specialized vocal ensemble called?
choir
Which of the following periods of musical style happened during the years 1750-1825?
classical
Match the style of string playing with its corresponding meaning. playing two strings at once- plucking the string instead of using a bow- quick up- and- down movement of the bow- gathering all pitches under the left-hand finger in one swooping sound -- rapid alternating between a note and one adjacent to it-
double-stopping pizzicato tremolo glissando trill
In most Western music, each measure contains a fixed number of beats, and the ---beat gets the strongest accent.
down
Baroque composers often employed which of the following techniques in an attempt to create musical drama?
dramatic forte/piano contrasts. dissonance
In some Asian cultures, harmony consists of a single sustained pitch called a ---
drone
In Vivaldi's Spring, the orchestral ritornellos alternate with the mostly solo violin ---
episodes
During the Renaissance, the Mass was recited and sung in the vernacular (the language of the people).
false
Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment.
false
In all cultures throughout the world, music is used for entertainment purposes only.
false
Tempo and dynamic markings are usually given in French.
false
The Council of Trent had no criticisms of church music.
false
The chants of the church only used the major and minor scale patterns found in later music.
false
The text of a song is always written before the music is composed.
false
The tempo scheme of the movements in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is best described as -- --fast.
fast-slow-
Melody
is used to describe a tune in music.
Which of the following does NOT describe melodic imitation?
it creates a homophonic texture
Which of the following describes a piece performed a cappella?
it is performed without instrumental accompaniment.
Which of the following describe the harmony in the opening of the Gigue from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3?
major and consonant
Meter, marked in --- (or bars), organizes the --- in music.
measures beats
What term refers to the specific group that performs a piece?
medium
In chant from the Middle Ages, the style that features many notes per syllable is called:
melismatic
Which of the following terms describes the setting of many notes to a syllable of text?
melismatic
Chant melodies are described as syllabic, neumatic, or ---, based on how many notes are set to each --- of the text.
melismatic syllable
The parts that make up a --- are phrases; phrases end in resting places called ---
melody cadences
What is the classification of an instrument that makes sound from a tightly stretched membrane?
membranophone
The number of beats in a measure determines which of the following?
meter
Match the dynamic symbol to its corresponding meaning. mezzo forte- forte- pianissimo- mezzo piano- piano-
mf f pp mp p
An interval smaller than a half step is called a ---
microtone
The pre-tonal scale patterns utilized in Gregorian chant are referred to as:
modes
Culture in the Middle Ages was largely defined by the rise of religious communities housed in:
monasteries
John Calvin preferred --- congregational song in order to keep the focus on --- text.
monophonic scriptural
Timbre is influenced by a number of factors, including the ---, shape, and proportion of the ---, the --- from which it is made and how the --- is produced.
size instrument material vibration
Which of the following is NOT a pitched percussion instrument?
snare drum
Which of the following instruments belong to the unpitched percussion group? Which belong to the pitched percussion group?
snare drum tambourine vibraphone celesta
Which of the following shows the correct order of vocal ranges from highest to lowest?
soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Which of the following is the most common form in vocal music?
strophic form
Which term describes the characteristic way a musical piece is presented and the creator's personal manner of expression?
style
Which of the following terms describe the number of notes given to each syllable of text?
syllabic neumatic melismatic
The composer adds markings for --- (the rate of speed) and --- to help shape the expressive content of a work.
tempo dynamics
Which form features the statement of an idea, followed by a contrasting idea, and then the return of the first idea (A-B-A)?
ternary
Match the following forms with their formal patterns. A-B-A A-B
ternary binary
Another word for lyrics in a song is ---
text
The interweaving of melody and harmony produces --- in music.
texture
contour
the way the notes move up and down
When a melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of a larger work it is called a ---
theme
When a melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of a larger work, what is it called?
theme
In a compound meter, the beat is divided into groups of ---
three
In simple meters, the beat is divided into two, and in compound meters the beat is divided into how many?
three
The triad consists of ---pitches built on ---notes of the scale and is the most common type of --- in Western music.
three alternate chord
The property of sound that gives instruments and voices their unique tone color is ---
timbre
Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe the structure of a melody?
timbre
A quality of sound besides pitch, duration, and volume is --- which accounts for the different sound quality of musical ---
timbre instruments
Harmonies built on the dominant (fifth scale degree) have a tendency to move toward the ---
tonic
In the major-minor tonal system, what is the most important note?
tonic
Which of the following is NOT an active chord?
tonic
The --- is the first and central note of a scale. The principle of organization around a central note is called ---
tonic tonality
When a composer shifts the pitch level of an entire work, it is called ---.
transposition
An accented beat followed by two weak beats indicates a --- meter.
triple
Which brass instrument is performed by moving a slide back and forth to change pitches?
trombone
A song in which each syllable of text receives one note is called syllabic.
true
Keyboard instruments like the organ are not easily classified within any of the four Western instrument families.
true
The Greek word mousikas implied a union of melody, language, and movement.
true
The Pope Marcellus Mass was written for six voice parts.
true
The direct opposite of strophic form is through-composed form.
true
The text of the Gloria is a hymn of praise.
true
Not all music is written down. Music of most cultures of the world, including some styles of Western music, is transmitted without ---, a process known as ---transmission.
written notation oral
