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MUSIC TEST #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is Erlkonig by Franz Schubert major or minor key? | Minor |
| Is Piano Man by Billy Joel duple or triple meter? | Triple |
| Is Rocky Theme song duple or triple meter? | Duple |
| Is Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder major or minor key | Major |
| What instrument family is Blue Bells of Scotland by Arthur Pryor | Brass |
| What instrument family is Timpani Solo? | Percussion (timpani is a percussion instrument) |
| La campanella- What instrument family is this | Keyboard |
| What instrument family is Flight of the Bumblebee | Woodwind |
| What instrument family is Paganini Caprice #24 by Hilary Hahn | String |
| What texture is the monks singing Gregorian chant | Monophonic (just remember this shit) |
| What texture is Bach's "Little" Fugue in G minor, organ | polyphonic |
| Syncopation | A rhythmic device in which the natural accent falling on a strong beat is displaced to a weak beat or between the beats |
| What is a measure? | A group of beats |
| What is the definition of meter? | The gathering of beats into regular groups |
| What is the downbeat | First beat in each unit |
| What is a meter signature (time signature) | Tells performer how the beats of the music are grouped to form a meter |
| What information does the lower number in a meter signature tell? | What "size" notes to play e.g. quarter, half, whole notes |
| Beat definition | a regularly recurring sound that divides the passing of time into equal units |
| Which term is synonymous with bar | Measure |
| What is melody? | Melody is the tune- a series of notes arranged in order to form a distinctive, recognizable musical unit |
| What is the octave? | The interval comprising the first and eighth tones of the major and minor scale |
| What is the treble clef? | Notes above middle C |
| What is the bass clef? | Notes below middle C |
| What is the great staff? | Combination of treble and bass clefs |
| What is "Key" | A tonal center built on a tonic note |
| What is modulation | The process in music whereby the tonal center changes from one key to another |
| What is the major scale? | A seven note scale that ascends by 1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2 |
| What is the correct meaning of mode? | A pattern of pitches forming a scale- major and minor |
| What is tonic | The central pitch around which the melody and harmony gravitate. |
| What is scale? | An arrangement of pitches that ascends and descends in a fixed and unvarying pattern |
| Identify the correct statement about the minor scale | Might be on a quiz, IDK |
| What is harmony? | The sounds that provide the support and enrichment for melody |
| Dissonance describes | A discordant mingling of sounds |
| The triad is | A basic chord in Western music, consists of three pitches and two intervals of a third |
| What is dominant triad | major chord, symbolized by the Roman numeral "V" in the major scale |
| What is a chord | a group of two or more pitches that sound at the same time |
| What is an interval | The distance between any two pitches on a musical scale |
| What is a chord progression? | A succession of chords changing in a purposeful fashion |
| Ostinato | Any element of music that continually repeats is called an ostinato |
| Tempo | The speed at which the beat sounds |
| What is accelerando? | When tempo gets faster |
| What is a slow tempo called? | Lento |
| Which term is synonymous with timbre? | Color |
| What is a trill | Rapidly alternates between two distinctly separate but neighboring pitches |
| What is vibrato? | Shaking left hand that creates a wobble in the pitch and adds richness to the tone |
| Tremolo | Techinique that causes a tremor by repeating the same pitch with quick up and down strokes |
| Glissando | Effect of sliding up or down the scale very rapidly |
| What is pizzicato | Plucking the strings, creates a sharp sound |
| What is an orchestral score | A composite of the musical lines of all of the instruments of the orchestra and from which a conductor conducts |
| What is forte? | Playing loud |
| What is piano? | Playing soft |
| What is color? | The character or quality of a musical tone produced by a voice or an instrument |
| What is texture? | The density and disposition of the musical lines that make up a musical composition |
| What is monophony | A single line of music with no harmony |
| polyphony is | A musical texture involving two or more simultaneously sounding lines; the lines are often independent and create counterpoint |
| What is canon | a canon is a contrapuntal (counterpoint-based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration |
| What is homophony? | Means same sounding. The voices or lines all move together to new pitches at roughly the same time. |
| What is the purpose of repetition in music? | To validate the importance of a section of music by repeating it |
| What is strophic form? | A musical form often used in setting a strophic, or stanzaic text, such as hymn or carol |
| What is theme and variations? | A theme continually returns but is varied by changing the notes of the melody, harmony, rhythm, or some other feature of the music |
| What is binary form? | Form consisting of two contrasting units, constructed to balance and complement each other |
| What is ternary form? | Most prevalent form in classical music (ABA)- a three part musical form in which the third section is a repeat of the first |
| What is rondo form? | Classical form with at least 3 statements of the refrain and at least two contrasting sections |
| What is musical style? | The general surface sound produced by the interaction of the elements of music: melody, rhythm, harmony, color texture, and form |
| When and where did Baroque music first appear? | 1600 in Italy |
| Which monarch came to epitomize the grandeur and glory of the Baroque era, building a palace so monumental that it was virtually a small, independent city? | Louis XIV |
| Which characteristic does NOT apply to the art and music of the Baroque period? | On Chapter 6 quiz, |
| What is a figured bass? | A numerical shorthand that tells the player which unwritten notes to fill in above the written bass note |
| What was the prominent genre during the early Baroque that features a vocal soloist singing a highly charged, emotional text with an accompaniment of a few instruments? | Monody |
| What is basso continuo? | A small ensemble of at least two instrumentalists who provide a foundation for the melody; heard almost exclusively in Baroque music |
| Which statement best applies to opera? | On Chapter 6 quiz |
| Why is Orfeo important? | It is the first true example of opera |
| What is a simple recitative | Recitative accompanied only by a basso continuo or a harsichord, and not the full orchestra |
| What is an aria? | An elaborate lyrical song for solo voice, more passionate and more tuneful than a recitative |
| What is an ostinato? | A motive or phrase that is constantly repeated |
| The lament, "When I am laid in Earth" is a ground bass aria from... | Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas |
| What is a toccata | A one movement composition, a musical preamble, free in form, originally for keyboard but later for instrumental ensemble |
| The musical form of Monteverdi's Prologue from Orfeo is.... | Strophic variation |
| Identify the term that does NOT apply to the fugue | Chapter 8 quiz |
| What is a subject? | The term for the principal theme in a fugue |
| Which Baroque genre opens with a section called the exposition? | Fugue |
| What is an exposition? | The opening section in a fugue, in which each voice has the opportunity to present the subject |
| What is an episode? | A passage of free, nomimitative counterpoint found in a fugue |
| What is fugue? | A composition for 3,4,or 5 parts played or sung by voices or instruments; begins with a presentation of a subject in imitation in each part and continues with modulating passages of free counterpoint... Bach |
| What is pedal point? | A note, usually in the bass, sustained or continually repeated for a period of time while the harmonies change around it |
| What is cadenza? | A showy passage for the soloist appearing near the end of the movement in a concerto; usually incorporates rapid runs, apreggios, blah blah blah |
| Which composition includes an elaborate cadenza for solo harpsichord? | Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.5 |
| Identify the statement that does NOT apply to the late Baroque church cantata. | On Chapter 8 quiz, "since it was a liturgical drama, the singers wore elaborate costumes, but the scenery was minimal due to its church setting" |
| Which composition is an example of the late Baroque church cantata? | Wachet auf |
| The three movements for chorus from Bach's wachet auf are based on the text and melody of a sixteenth-century | Chorale |
| What is a chorale? | The German word for the hymn of the Lutheran Church; hence a simple religious melody to be sung by the congregation |
| Which of the following means Well Tuned Keyboard? | Well tempered clavier |
| Identify the statement that does NOT apply to Brandenburg Concerto No.5 | The Margrave of Brandenburg commissioned the work to be played during a fireworks display celebrating the birthday of his half-borther, the king of Prussia |
| Which statement regarding Bach's Organ Fugue in G minor is CORRECT? | Bach composed it while working as organist for the Duke of Weimar |
| Identify the statement that does NOT apply to Bach's time in Weimar | Bach wrote music for university ceremonies and directed the Collegium Musicum |
| All of the statements below apply to Bach's career in Cothen EXCEPT | He wrote operas for the prince of Cothen's private theater |
| Which activity was NOT a part of Bach's duties as cantor of St. Thomas Church? | Writing concertos for weekly concerts by the school's orchestra |
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