What is polyphony (polyphonic texture)?

Multiple voices share melodic interest., A round is an example.

Rhthmic values have been reduced

How do you tune a violin?

Begin with the A string and tune adjacent strings to a perfect 5th

What is 'portamento.'

Trombone glissando, Slide in pitch between two notes

Rich, elaborated, ornamanted operatic singing style

Hymnist, English composer of light opera, Wrote Pirates of Penzance, Associated with poet William Gilbert

Which contribution of the Beatles was most significant?

Innovative studio recording techniques and use of wrold instruments

The rhtyhmic structure of Indian classical music

What publication is associated with Richard Colwell?

The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning

Dance rhtyhm of English origin, Common movement within a Baroque dance suite, Lively tune in 6/8

A-B-A-C-A-B-A, Musical form in which main theme returns after a digression, A-B-A-C-A-D-A

Which response is associated with Arnold Schoenberg?

Emancipation of dissonance, The twelve tone row

Melody line is upside down or flipped

rhythmic values have been increased

What is French overture style?

Dotted 8th/16th rhtyhm performed as double-dotted 8th/32nd

What is homophony (homophonic texture)?

One melody is present with harmony.

What is monophony (monophonic texture)?

One melody is present with no accompaniment.

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1
What is the interval that is used in a bordun?
Major 3rd
Octave
Minor 6th
Perfect 5th
2
What is timbre?
Duration of sound
Quality of sound
Pitch of sound
Volume of sound
3
What type of string is most reactive to humidity and temperature?
Nylon
Wound metal
Gut
Wire metal
4
Which is not a Giacomo Puccini opera?
La Boheme
Madame Butterfy
Tosca
The Marriage of Figaro
5
What is polyphony (polyphonic texture)?
Multiple voices share melodic interest.
A round is an example.
One melody is present with no accompaniment.
One melody is present with harmony.
6
Diminution
Melody line is upside down or flipped
Melody line appears backwards
Rhthmic values have been reduced
rhythmic values have been increased
7
How do you tune a violin?
Begin with the A string and tune adjacent strings to a perfect 4th
Begin with the G string and tune adjacent strings to a perfect 5th
Begin with the D string and tune adjacent strings to a perfect 4th
Begin with the A string and tune adjacent strings to a perfect 5th
8
Eric Whitacre
Innovator of the virtual choir
Contemporary Canadian composer
Contemporay music education theorist
Innovator of early 20th century electronic music
9
Which were the genres of Gioachino Rossini?
Mass, opera
Mass, motet
Mass, overture
Opera, overture
10
Which is not a musical texture
cacophony
Heterophony
Homophony
Monophony
11
Define 'cantabile.'
Slow passage
Artuclated passage
Fast passage
Smooth, lyrical singing
12
What is 'portamento.'
High soprano solo
Trombone glissando
Slide in pitch between two notes
Musical tone without variation
13
Which ballet was not written by Aaron Copeland?
Rite of Spring
Billy the Kid
Appalachian Spring
Rodeo
14
Which mode has a major tonic (I) chord?
Myxolydian
Aeolean
Phyrgian
Dorian
15
Define 'coloratura.'
Desiganation of tone in pop music
Rich, elaborated, ornamanted operatic singing style
Differing shades of musical tone
Pertaining to woodwind instruments
16
Kochel Catalog numbers
Catalog of Chopin's music
Catalog of Bach's music
Catalog of Beethovens music
Catalog of Mozart's music
17
What does 'NC' stand for on a lead sheet?
Not counted
Non cantare
Not sounded
No chord
18
Arthur Sullivan
Hymnist
English composer of light opera
Wrote Pirates of Penzance
Associated with poet William Gilbert
19
Which contribution of the Beatles was most significant?
Great cover songs of the hits of other bands
Virtuso instrumental techniques
Inovative marketing of new records
Innovative studio recording techniques and use of wrold instruments
20
What is 'alla breve' time.
3/4
2/2
Cut time
4/4
21
Define 'recitative.'
Sung quickly
Sung as if spoken
Sung loudly
Sung softly
22
What does 'spiccato' mean?
Use log, smooth bow
Lightly bounce bow
Use very end of bow.
Use heavy bow
23
What is 'tala?'
African melodic throat singing
The rhtyhmic structure of Indian classical music
The term for Mongolian drumming
Japanese theatre or music and dance
24
Which response is a graphic file?
MUSX
XML
TIFF
MIDI
25
Place in order from fast to slow.
Presto, Allegro, Adagio, Largo
Adagio, Andante, Allegro, Presto
Presto, Andante, Largo, Larghetto
Allegro, Adagio, Andante, Larghetto
26
Who coined the term 'audiation?'
Richard Colwell
Edwin Gordon
Carl Orff
Carl Seashore
27
What is pizzicato?
Hammered string
Bowed string
Slapped string
Plucked string
28
Whih are the genres of Palestrina?
Motet, Cantata
Mass, Cantata
Mass, Motet
Mass, Sonata
29
What is 'Raga?'
Eastern European music
Classical Indian music
Gamelan music
Japanese folk music
30
Place in historical order
Rossini, Monteverdi, Puccini
Monteverdi, Rossini, Puccini
Monteverdi, Puccini, Rossini
Puccini, Rossini, Monteverdi
31
What publication is associated with Richard Colwell?
Handbook for Music Teaching
A Philosophy of Music education
On Teaching and Learning
The New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning
32
What is a 'gigue?'
Dance rhtyhm of English origin
Common movement within a Baroque dance suite
Lively tune in 3/4 time
Lively tune in 6/8
33
What is a 'rondo?'
A-B-A-C-A-B-A
Musical form in which main theme returns after a digression
Musical form that disappeared before the classical period
A-B-A-C-A-D-A
34
Which response is associated with Arnold Schoenberg?
Emancipation of dissonance
Composition without dissonance
The twelve tone row
Impressionism
35
Inversion
Melody line is upside down or flipped
Rhthmic values have been reduced
rhythmic values have been increased
Melody line appears backwards
36
Augmentation
Melody line appears backwards
Melody line is upside down or flipped
rhythmic values have been increased
Rhthmic values have been reduced
37
Which music educator is associated with Music Learning Theory?
Carl Orff
Carl Seashore
Richard Colwell
Edwin Gordon
38
Which response is a music writing file?
TIFF
GIF
XML
PDF
39
What does 'con sordino' mean?
With mute
With bow
With intensity
With expression
40
What is French overture style?
Style of music only used in France
Dotted 8th/16th rhtyhm performed as double-dotted 8th/32nd
Term to describe style for Renaissance overtures
Type of overture only perfromed in slow 3/4 time
41
Retrograde
Melody line appears backwards
Melody line is upside down or flipped
Rhthmic values have been reduced
rhythmic values have been increased
42
Single Paradiddle
RRLL RRLL
RLLR LRRL
RLRR LRLL
LLRR LLRR
43
Which are the genres of Claudio Monteverdi?
Opera, sonatas
Opera, motets
Opera, madrigals
Sonatas, motets
44
What is homophony (homophonic texture)?
Multiple voices or melodies share melodic interest.
One melody is present with no accompaniment.
One melody is present with harmony.
A round is an example.
45
Which response does not belong?
Martele
Pizzacato
Spiccato
Saltando
46
What is monophony (monophonic texture)?
One melody is present with harmony.
One melody is present with no accompaniment.
Multiple voices or melodies share melodic interest.
A round is an example.
47
Which mode has a minor tonic (i) chord?
Ionian
Myxolydian
Phyrgian
Lydian
48
Place in order loud to soft
mf, f, p, pp
f, mf, p, pp
pp, p, f, mf, ff
pp, p, mf, f, ff
49
What is the term for diminishing in dynamics and tempo?
Allargando
Colando
Retardando
Decrescendo
50
BWV Catalog numbers
Catalog of Beethovens music
Catalog of Chopin's music
Catalog of Mozart's music
Catalog of Bach's music

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