Music 10

Question 1

Monophony

texture

Answer 1

Music with a single ‘Part’; ‘part’ typically means a single vocal melody, but it could mean a single melody on an intrument of one kind or another.

When we hear one main melody without accompaniment, the texture is monophonic.

Question 2

Polyphony

texture

Answer 2

means music with more than one part and so this indicates simultaneous notes

Simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest produces the texture called polyphonic, meaning having many sounds.

Question 3

Homophony

texture

Answer 3

means multiple parts generally move in the same rhythm. contrast of poly.

When we hear one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture

Question 4

Heterophony

texture

Answer 4

Multiple parts uses the same melody, but in somehow different times.

Question 5

What is structure

Answer 5

In music, structure relates to the composition of a musical piece. In particular, it describes the arrangement of different notes in making a line of music. In the arrangement, there must be a beginning, middle and an end. A motive is a term of measure in making a musical phrase.

Question 6

Structures consists of

Answer 6

• intro
• Verse
• Bridge
• Chorus
• Solo
• Coda
• Fade out

Question 7

Contrast

Answer 7

Forward motion, conflict, and change of mood all come from contrast.

Oppositionof loud and soft, strings and woodwinds, fast and slow, major and minorpropels and develops musical ideas. A composer can emphasize the power and excitement of one musical idea by contrasting it with another idea that is calm and lyrical

Question 8

Variation

Answer 8

In the variation of a musical idea, some of its features will be retained while others are changed.

For example, the melody might be restated with a different accompaniment. Or the pitches of a melody might stay the same while its rhythmic pattern is changed. A whole composition can be created from a series of variations on a single musical idea.

Question 9

Three-Part (Ternary) Form: A B A

Answer 9

During the last few centuries three-part form (A B A) has probably been used most frequently. This form can be represented as statement (A), contrast or departure (B), return (A).

Question 10

Two-Part (Binary) Form: A B.

Answer 10

A composition subdivided into two large sections is in two-part form (A B). Two-part form gives a sense of statement (A) and counterstatement (B).

Question 11

Instruments of Orchestra

Answer 11

• The String Family:
  - Violin
  - Viola
  - Cello
  - Double bass
  - The Woodwind Family:
  - Flute and Piccolo
  - Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
  - Oboe and English Horn
  - Basson and Contrabassoon
  - The Brass family:
  - Trumpet and cornet
  - French Horn and baritone Horn
  - Trombone
  - Tuba
• The Percussion Family

                    Definite Pitch:
  
                                - Timpani (Kettledrums)
                                - Glockenspiel
                                - Xylophone
                                - Celesta
                                - Chimes
  
                    Indefinite Pitch:
  
                                - Snare Drum
                                - Bass Drum
                                - Tambourine
                                - Triangle
                                - Cymbals
                                - Gong (tam-tam)

Question 12

Consonance

Answer 12

A tone combination that is stable

Question 13

Dissonance

Answer 13

A tone combination that is unstable

Question 14

Triad

Answer 14

Great variety of chords

I-III-V

Question 15

chord

Answer 15

combination of three or more tones sounded at once.

Question 16

Harmony

Answer 16

Way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

Question 17

Melody

Answer 17

Series of single notes that adds up to a recognizable whole.

Question 18

Metronome

Answer 18

An apparatus used to keep in time cause it makes ticking sounds. can be changed to the exact number of beats per minute.

Question 19

Tempo

Answer 19

Speed of beat and the pace of music

Question 20

Accent

Answer 20

when a note is emphasized most obviously by being played louder than the notes around it

Question 21

Syncopation

Answer 21

When an accented note comes where we normally wouldnt accept one

Question 22

Meter

Answer 22

The organization of beats into regular groups

Question 23

Measure

Answer 23

A group containing a fixed number of beats

Question 24

Rhythm

Answer 24

is the flow of music through time.

Rhythm has several interrelated aspects: beat, meter, accent and syncopation, and tempo

Question 25

Tone colour

Answer 25

The quality that distinguishes them our third property of musical soundis called tone color, or timbre (pronounced tam-ber). Tone color is described by words like bright, dark, brilliant, mellow, and rich.

Question 26

Interval

Answer 26

is a number that represents the amount of notes between one note and another in diatonic scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) - the one we all know without sharps (#) or flats (b).

Question 27

Primary Chords

Answer 27

I IV V