6) What is a descant?

a high counter melody in a song

12) Define contrary motion?

music where two parts move in opposite directions

style of composed Jazz usually played on piano

16) What is an arpeggio?

notes of the chord played one after the other

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N5 Music Concept Definition Quiz

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14) What type of scale is associated with Impressionism?
Major
Pentatonic
Whole Tone
Chromatic
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6) What is a descant?
a high counter melody in a song
an instrumental counter melody in a song
when the music changes key
a piece of music for full orchestra with a soloist
3
20) What ornament is made up of rapid repetition of two notes next to each other?
Glissando
Vamp
Grace Notes
Trill
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19) What Scottish Dance is in 6/8 Compound time?
Reel
Waltz
Strathspey
Jig
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12) Define contrary motion?
a tempo marking
ascending
music where two parts move in opposite directions
descending
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3) What do we call a lengthy piece of Music for full Orchestra?
Aria
Coda
Symphony
Concerto
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18) What concept is an electronic effect that makes guitars sound growly?
Delay
Con Sordino
Reverb
Distortion
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13) Which Scottish song is a work song sung by men, usually about their work on the farms?
Waulking Song
Bothy Ballad
Scot's Ballad
Gaelic Psalm
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5) What is the name of the song that the full cast in an opera or a musical sings?
Chorus
Gospel
Mouth Music
Aria
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10) What is the tempo marking that means at a moderate pace?
Rubato
Allegro
Adagio
Moderato
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7) Which type of music features the Sitar?
Ragtime
Scottish
Minimalism
Indian
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8) What does Glissando mean?
sliding between notes
It's a short ending to a piece of music
part of a song where there is more than one syllable per note
It's a type of cadence
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15) What does Con Sordino mean?
a musical phrase repeated on a higher or lower note
a composition for soloist with orchestral accompaniment
the tempo is free and without a steady beat
With a mute
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2) What is Pibroch?
a Scottish dance
a type of singing involving nonsense sounds
a song from an opera
solo piece for the bagpipes
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17) What is Ragtime?
Fast lively style of jazz
lively religious music assocaited with Black American culture
a type of vocal music associated with Jazz
style of composed Jazz usually played on piano
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4) What is an inverted pedal?
a held or repeated high note
when the music has no key
part of a piano
a held or repeated low note
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16) What is an arpeggio?
a held note in the bass
an instrument associated with Indian music
a repeated pattern in a piece of music
notes of the chord played one after the other
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11) What concept means to play with the bow? String instruments
Ritardando
Arco
Con Sordino
Pizzicato
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1) What concept is a Scottish song, sung by women, a cappella with a thudding noise in the background?
Scot's Ballad
Waulking Song
Bothy Ballad
Mouth Music
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9) What is the name of the small Scottish harp?
Bodhran
Tabla
Pibroch
Clarsach

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