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How many half-steps are in an octave?
12
16
24
8
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What is the texture of a fugue?
homophonic
heterophonic
monophonic
polyphonic
3
What is a toccata?
medium loud dynamic
A prelude with an improvisatory character.
An Italian dessert.
A dance
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What is the musical term for very loud?
mezzo-forte
pianissimo
fortissimo
forte
5
ABA is what type of form?
strophic
binary
toccata
ternary
6
What was J.S. Bach's religious views towards music?
Music is an audible manifestation of God's presence.
No choral music in church
No instrumental music in church
Music is inherently evil, but he was a rebel.
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How is sacred music different from secular music?
Sacred music is always performed pianissimo.
Sacred music can only be performed by monks.
Sacred music is always in 2.
Sacred music is composed for a mass or church function.
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What is the texture of a choir, where the melody is in the top voice and the rest form chords?
homophonic
polyphonic
soft
monophonic
9
What note of the major scale is ALWAYS the tonic
1 do
3 mi
7 ti
5 sol
10
If a melody moves in stepwise motion, it is called this.
disjunct
conjunct
diatonic
12-tone
11
How do you find the range of a work?
It's the distance from Greeley to Cheyenne
It's the distance from the tonic to the dominant
Find the lowest and highest pitch and give the interval
Pick any two pitches and give the interval
12
The fifth note of the major scale is also known as the what?
Mediant
Leading Tone
Tonic
Dominant
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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
14
In binary form, the A theme is followed by this.
applause
pizza!
C theme
B theme
15
Rounds are an example of what polyphonic technique?
Modulation
Frustation
Syncopation
Imitation
16
What is a movement?
Binary form
Changing key
Moving from one texture to another
A complete, self-contained part of a larger work.
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What are the four families of instruments used by the orchestra?
Strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
Strings, clarinets, trombones, trumpets
Strings, oboes, sousaphones, tympani
Strings, violins, trumpets, flutes
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How do you know if the melody is diatonic?
All pitches move stepwise
It uses all 12 tones
Melody is built from the 7 pitches of the major/minor scale.
There are many leaps and jumps
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What is syncopation?
Playing the downbeat
A repeating pattern
shifting the accent to a weak beat
Singing at the same time
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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.
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