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Duplicate of MUS120 terms and Bach
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#music terms and some #Bach
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In binary form, the A theme is followed by this.
applause
pizza!
B theme
C theme
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What is syncopation?
Singing at the same time
Playing the downbeat
shifting the accent to a weak beat
A repeating pattern
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If a melody moves in stepwise motion, it is called this.
diatonic
disjunct
conjunct
12-tone
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What are the four families of instruments used by the orchestra?
Strings, clarinets, trombones, trumpets
Strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
Strings, oboes, sousaphones, tympani
Strings, violins, trumpets, flutes
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What is a toccata?
A dance
medium loud dynamic
An Italian dessert.
A prelude with an improvisatory character.
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What is an ostinato?
The 7th note of the major scale
A pattern that is repeated over and over and over
ABA
A type of texture
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The fifth note of the major scale is also known as the what?
Dominant
Mediant
Tonic
Leading Tone
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What note of the major scale is ALWAYS the tonic
3 mi
1 do
5 sol
7 ti
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What is a theme?
ABA
a spontaneously performed section in the music
A melody which is used as a building block of a larger work.
The hidden meaning
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What is a movement?
A complete, self-contained part of a larger work.
Moving from one texture to another
Binary form
Changing key
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What was J.S. Bach's religious views towards music?
Music is an audible manifestation of God's presence.
No instrumental music in church
No choral music in church
Music is inherently evil, but he was a rebel.
12
Rounds are an example of what polyphonic technique?
Syncopation
Imitation
Frustation
Modulation
13
What is the texture of a fugue?
polyphonic
monophonic
heterophonic
homophonic
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How do you know if the melody is diatonic?
There are many leaps and jumps
It uses all 12 tones
All pitches move stepwise
Melody is built from the 7 pitches of the major/minor scale.
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How is sacred music different from secular music?
Sacred music is composed for a mass or church function.
Sacred music is always performed pianissimo.
Sacred music can only be performed by monks.
Sacred music is always in 2.
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How do you find the range of a work?
It's the distance from the tonic to the dominant
It's the distance from Greeley to Cheyenne
Find the lowest and highest pitch and give the interval
Pick any two pitches and give the interval
17
How many half-steps are in an octave?
8
16
24
12
18
What is the musical term for very loud?
fortissimo
mezzo-forte
pianissimo
forte
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What is the texture of a choir, where the melody is in the top voice and the rest form chords?
soft
homophonic
monophonic
polyphonic
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ABA is what type of form?
strophic
ternary
toccata
binary
