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Music Theory Listening Examples #2
Music Theory Listening Examples #2
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1
During the final passage of the melody, the strings are utilizing the technique ______.
pizzicato
col legno
sforzando
arco
2
The trombone articulation can best be described as:
staccato
tenuto
sforzando
legato
3
What is the likeliest time signature of the excerpt?
4/4
6/8
3/4
2/4
4
Which of the following best describes the tempo of the excerpt?
Vivo
Allegro
Largo
Moderato
5
This excerpt ends on a chord borrowed from the _______ key.
Parallel Minor
Relative Major
Dominant
Parallel Major
6
What is the tonality of the excerpt?
major
minor
7
Which of the following terms best describes the way in which the melody is performed?
fortissimo
rubato
staccato
agitato
8
The excerpt contains all of the following EXCEPT
A timpani solo
Densely packed cluster chords
A repeating rhythmic motive
Woodwind ostinatos
9
What is the likeliest meter of the excerpt?
simple double
compound triple
simple triple
compound double
10
At the end of the introduction, the bass and piano walk up on the solfege syllables _____
do re mi fa
sol la ti do
fa mi re do
do ti la sol
11
What is the likeliest meter of the excerpt?
Simple Triple
Compound Triple
Compound Duple
Simple Duple
12
The texture of this section is best described as
Melody and Accompaniment
Biphonic
Homophonic
Heterophonic
13
True or False: The texture in this excerpt is mostly Melody and Accompaniment.
True
False
14
On the second playing of the melody, the snare drums play a ruff on the ____ pules (macrobeat).
First
Second
Third
15
The tuba section can best be described as having ____ texture. The trombones can be described as having ____ texture.
monophonic, monophonic
heterophonic, melody and accompaniment
polyphonic, monophonic
monophonic, homophonic
16
What instrument is performing the melody in this excerpt?
Soprano Saxophone
English Horn
Trumpet
Clarinet
17
What best describes the overall texture of the excerpt?
Homophonic
Heterophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
18
Which of the following instruments do you
not
hear in the excerpt?
trombone
piano
drum kit
string bass
19
Which of the following varieties of minor scale is utilized in this excerpt? (Wait for the cadence.)
Melodic Minor
Harmonic Minor
Pure/Aeolian Minor
20
The choir is accompanied by all of the following
except:
Piano
Tambourine
Strings
21
What best describes the meter of the excerpt?
Asymmetrical
Simple Triple
Compound Triple
Compound Duple
22
On the lyric "be good, be good," what scale degrees are the vocalist using?
2-5
8-5
1-6
3-1
23
What instrument family is featured in the excerpt?
Woodwinds
Percussion
Strings
Brass
24
The meter of this section is best described as
Simple Duple
Simple Triple
Asymmetrical
Compound Quadruple
25
What best describes the subdivision of pulse in the excerpt?
2-2-3
3-3-2
2-2-2
2-3-2
26
The accompaniment part can be described as an ____.
anacrusis
ostinato
allargando
diminuendo
27
The saxophone melody is doubled by ____.
English Horn
Clarinet
Trumpet
Electric guitar
28
What best describes the texture in the woodwind melody?
Monophonic
Heterophonic
Biphonic
Homophonic
29
What is the tonality of the excerpt?
Minor
Major
30
Which section is featured in this excerpt?
Choir
Strings
Brass
Woodwinds