MUL-Chapter 8

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"Happy Birthday" is an example of a _______ text setting.
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syllabic
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A song in which each syllable receives one note is called
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syllabic
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A wordless melody on the vowel "ah" is an example of a technique called
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vocalise
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Which of the following does NOT describe words without specific meanings in songs?
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refrain
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Scat-singing is usually found in what style of music?
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jazz
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Setting the word "falling" to a descending scale is an example of
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word-painting
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Sometimes a composer will collaborate with a ________ who writes the words of the song.
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lyricist
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Which of the following describes words and music that recur after every stanza?
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refrain
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Which of the following describes the setting of many notes to a syllable?
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melismatic
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The word "song" refers to any piece of music.
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False
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The word ________ means the language of the people.
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vernacular
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
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Songs in English translation fit the musical line as well as the original words.
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Much of Western sacred music is in Latin, while ________ music is often in the vernacular.
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secular
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What is another word for "refrain"?
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chorus
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What is another word for "stanza"?
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strophe
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When a melody pictorializes a word it is called
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word-painting
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Which of the following terms describes religious or spiritual music?
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sacred
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Which of the following terms does NOT describe the number of notes given to each syllable of text?
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strophic
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_______ means a few notes set to each syllable of text.
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Neumatic
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_________ was the language of learning at medieval and Renaissance universities.
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Latin