Materials of Music

Question 1

The term song technically refers to all music, with or without words.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals?

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conjunct

Question 3

Rhymed units in poetry are called

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strophes.

Question 4

By definition, a musical sound has:

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all of the above

Question 5

When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is called:

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polyphony

Question 6

The phrases in the tune Amazing Grace are of unequal length.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Harmony is important to most non-Western musical cultures.

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False

Question 8

A texture where a single voices takes over melodic interest, accompanied by subordinate voices:

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homophony

Question 9

What quality of a work of art refers to its structure or shape?

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form

Question 10

The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is

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timbre.

Question 11

A triad is:

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all of the above

Question 12

A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called a(n):

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scale

Question 13

The length or size of a vibrating object has no effect on pitch.

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False

Question 14

A unit of meaning within the larger structure of a melody is called a:

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phrase

Question 15

The basic structural concepts in the element of form are:

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repetition and contrast

Question 16

What distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music?

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the number of players on each part

Question 17

The degree of loudness or softness, or volume, at which music is played is called:

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dynamics

Question 18

A combinations of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called a(n)

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chord

Question 19

The element that describes musical fabric, or the relationship of musical lines in a work is:

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texture

Question 20

The dominant is an example of an active chord, which can cause tension in music until resolved.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

The depiction of the meaning of a text in music is called:

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word-painting

Question 22

In the composition of songs, the music always come first.

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False

Question 23

Organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses are called:

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meters

Question 24

___ is the technique whereby some aspects of music change, yet the whole remains recognizable.

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Variation

Question 25

Tonality means we hear a piece of music in relation to a central tone, called the:

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tonic

Question 26

A vocal work in which each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in:

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strophic form

Question 27

The procedure in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice and restated in another is

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imitation.

Question 28

The element of music that organizes movement in time is:

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rhythm

Question 29

Meters in which each beat is subdivided into three rather than two are known as:

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compound meters

Question 30

A succession of single tones or pitches perceived as a unit is called:

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a melody

Question 31

Forms are fixed molds in which composers force their material.

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False

Question 32

Harmonic movement is generated by motion toward a goal or resolution.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which four groups?

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strings, brass, percussion, and woodwinds

Question 34

The art of combining two or more simultaneous melodic lines is called counterpoint.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its:

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tempo

Question 36

The three basic triads in the Western musical system are the tonic, dominant, and the:

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subdominant

Question 37

The technique whereby a composer searches out a theme's capacity for growth and expansion is:

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thematic development

Question 38

The setting of one note per syllable is called:

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syllabic

Question 39

The markings for tempo and dynamics contribute most directly to the:

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expressive content of a piece of music

Question 40

The resting place at the end of a phrase is called a:

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cadence

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