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Tonal succession: the melody
Tonal succession: the melody
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A quiz about the part of music that is easiest to recognise when we hear a song.
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1
What is a symphonic poem?
piece for orchestra, describes a text or story using sound.
a poem sung with musical accompaniment.
a piece for solo voice and orchestra.
a romantic symphony.
2
The Romanticism was born in...
Europe
United States
Italy
England
3
Which one of the following genres is not instrumental music?
the symphonic poem
the sonata
the lied
the concerto
4
Which note is the tonic in this scale?
re
sol
mi
do
5
The pitch of a sound depends on...
the frequency of the sound wave.
each person's sense of hearing.
1 and 2 are correct.
the size of the instrument.
6
We have a descending scale when the notes...
are ordered from higher to lower.
all have the same pitch.
are ordered from the strongest to the softest.
are ordered from lower to higher.
7
La is the dominant in a scale of...
sol
do
mi
re
8
The smallest distance between two consecutive sounds is a...
semitone
second
tone
interval
9
Which degree gives the name to a scale?
the dominant
the tonic
the fifth degree
2 and 3 are correct
10
Melody is the succession over time...
of sounds with different pitches and durations.
of sounds with different pitches and timbre.
of sounds with different pitches and same duration.
of sounds with same pitches and different duration.
11
The music from the Nationalism is...
folk music inspired by the classical composers.
classical music in the style of the German tradition.
classical music inspired in folk elements.
folk music.
12
Sol is the subdominant in a scale of...
do
si
re
la
13
During which century took place the Romanticism?
18th
20th
17th
19th
14
Some new instruments created in this period were...
The saxophone and the marimba
The piano and the saxophone
The saxophone and the clarinet
The flute and the piano
15
There is a semitone between...
si-do
si b-do
re-mi
fa-sol
16
A sequence of notes going up or down in pitch is known as a...
scale
chord
interval
degree
17
The most important music genres were...
chamber and vocal music.
religious and vocal music.
religious and instrumental music.
secular and instrumental music.
18
And in this one?
ascending and descending
descending
ascending
descending and ascending
19
Name this interval:
sixth
fourth
fifth
third
20
The king of instruments during this era was...
the saxophone
the clarinet
the piano
the violin
21
Which one of the following intervals is an ascending sixth?
mi-re
do-la
fa-do
si-re
22
Which one of the following intervals is a descending second?
la-re
mi-re
re-si
fa-sol
23
How do we measure the frequency of a sound wave?
In watts.
In kilos.
In hertzs.
In decibels.
24
A piece from "The Carnival of the Animals", can you guess which animal is represented in it?
A flamingo.
A tortoise.
An elephant.
A donkey.
25
Where is the group of composers known as "The Five" from?
Finland.
Norway.
Hungary.
Russia.
26
In a sound wave, the greater the number of waves per second, ...
the higher the intensity.
the lower the pitch.
the higher the duration.
the higher the pitch.
27
What is the subdominant of a scale?
the second degree
the fourth degree
the fifth degree
the first degree
28
The quality of sound that enables us to hear whether a sound is high or low is called...
duration
intensity
timbre
pitch
29
How is the melodic movement in this melody?
descending
descending and ascending
ascending
ascending and descending
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The lowest instrument from the bowed string family is...
the piano
the cello
the contrabass
the violin
