Music Part 2

25 July 2022
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motive.
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A fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called a:
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True
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T/F The two most basic elements of form are repetition and contrast.
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A ___________can serve as the building block in the construction of a musical work.
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Theme
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Which form features a statement of an idea, a contrasting idea, then a repetition of the first idea?
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Ternary
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Independent parts of a large-scale work (a symphony, for example) are called:
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movements.
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call and response.
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A performance practice based on the concept of a singing leader imitated by a chorus of followers is called:
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A short, repeated musical pattern used as a structural device in music is known as a(n)
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ostinato
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A principle of form that is based on repeated alterations of a given melody (but still recognizable) is called:
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variation.
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organizes the music
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FORM
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speed of the music, (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
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Tempo
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Order of tempo markings
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Grave- VERY VERY SLOW Largo- VERY SLOW Adagio- QUITE SLOW Andante- WALKING PACE Moderato- MODERATE Allego- FAST(cheerful) Vivice - LIVELY Presto- VERY FAST
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(of tempo) fast
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Allegro
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Largo
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very slow in tempo and broad in manner
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Grave
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solemn (very, very slow)
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andante
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a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
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moderate tempo
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Moderato
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(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
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Adagio
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gradually increasing in tempo
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Accelerando
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Gradually Slowing Down
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Ritardando
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accelerando
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If the music is gradually speeding up, the term used to describe this is
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presto
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(of tempo) very fast
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lively and fast, lively
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Vivace
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Tempo refers to:
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the rate of speed.
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pp
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Pianissimo would be indicated by the abbreviation
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pp very soft
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Pianissimo
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crescendo
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Which dynamic marking would indicate to the performer to play gradually louder
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volume
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Dynamics determine the ______________ at which music is played.
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FALSE
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T/F. Composers of the 18th and 19th centuries used even less expression marks than their predecessors.
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FALSE
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T/F. Tempo and dynamic markings are usually given in French
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Instruments in which the sounds are generated from vibrations created by the action of air passing through a tube or some other kind of resonator
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Aerophones
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instrument.
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A mechanism that generates musical vibrations and launches them into the air is called a:
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True
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T/F. A specific area within an instrument's range is known as its register
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Instruments in which the sound is activated by the vibration of a string or strings over a resonating chamber
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Chordophones:
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aerophones
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Flutes, whistles, and bagpipes fall into what instrument classification?
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cymbal
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Idiophones:
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Instruments in which the vibration of the body of the instrument itself produces the sound (e.g., shaker, cymbal, xylophone)
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Idiophones:
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timbre.
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The property of sound that gives instruments and voices their unique tone color is
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Instruments in which the vibration of a membrane (natural or synthetic) stretched tightly across a frame resonator produces the sound (e.g. drums)
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Membranophones:
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soprano, alto, tenor, bass
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Which of the following shows the correct order of vocal ranges from highest to lowest?
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Vocal ranges (highest to lowest)
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Women: soprano mezzo-soprano alto Men: tenor baritone bass
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DIMINUENDO
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GROWING SOFTER
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SFORZANDO (sf)
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sudden accent on a single note or chord,forcing, also shown as accent >