Ch. 21 Intro to Music

The only basic rule of theme and variations form is that the theme must always be easily heard.

Of the following, which is characteristic of a jazz performance?

In musical compositions, a theme is:

Theme and variation form often utilizes which of the following compositional techniques?

In the Classical multimovement cycle, the third movement is usually in:

We can best regard sonata-allegro form as a drama between:

In the nineteenth-century symphony, the minuet was often replaced by the scherzo.

The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the exposition, the development, and:

The term multimovement cycle is applied not only to sonatas and chamber music but also to concertos and symphonies.

Which movement is the most highly organized and most characteristic of the multimovement cycle?

In absolute music, the lack of a prescribed story or text to hold the music together makes the element of ____________ especially important.

The expansion and reworking of a theme within a composition is called thematic development.

Thematic development provides clarity, coherence, and logic to larger forms of music.

The development section manipulates thematic material from the exposition, while remaining in the tonic key.

The slow movement of a multimovement cycle is most frequently the third movement.

The Italian words da capo are commonly found in ____________ form.

Which of the following best describes absolute music?

In minuet and trio form, the trio section:

Thematic development occurs in all musical works, no matter what the size.

Of the following, which form would be found most likely be found as the last movement of a Classical sonata or symphony?

What is the function of the bridge in sonata-allegro form?

In the Classical multimovement cycle, which movement is most commonly in a contrasting key from the other three?

Which of the following is a common characteristic of the second movement of a multimovement cycle?

The overall form of a minuet and trio is best described as:

In sonata-allegro form, a modulatory section that leads from one theme to the next is called:

Which of the following is NOT a type of thematic development?

How does a scherzo differ from a minuet?

The psychological climax of sonata-allegro form appears when the tonic returns at the:

In the Classical multimovement cycle, the third movement was typically a minuet and trio.

In sonata-allegro form, the contrasting key is established by the statement of:

Repeating a motive at a higher or lower pitch level is called:

Which of the following genres does NOT usually follow the general structure of a multimovement cycle?

The second dance, or the middle section, of a minuet, is called a:

In sonata-allegro form, the section that features the most tension and drama through modulation and motivic interplay is called:

A short, repeated musical pattern is called:

The final section of a sonata-allegro movement, which rounds it off with a vigorous closing cadence, is:

A theme may be fragmented by dividing it into smaller units called:

Asian music has some parallels with jazz in performance.