Music terms

Question 1

Program music

Answer 1

Instrumental music that purports to tell a story, idea, or event

Question 2

Oratorio

Answer 2

A dramatic vocal work with religious theme

Question 3

String quartet

Answer 3

two violins, viola, and cello

Question 4

Sonata

Answer 4

in the Baroque a composition for one or two solo instruments

Question 5

Art song

Answer 5

the setting of a poets work to music

Question 6

Timbre

Answer 6

the characteristic quality of the sound of a voice or instrumennt

Question 7

Symphony

Answer 7

A multi movement orchestral form

Question 8

Tonality

Answer 8

the major/minor system of harmony

Question 9

Music

Answer 9

Art of the muse

Question 10

Theme

Answer 10

a melody that reoccurs in a movement or section

Question 11

Form

Answer 11

the design and organization of an art work

Question 12

Harmony

Answer 12

the sounding of two or more tones together

Question 13

Opera

Answer 13

A dramatic vocal form it blends visual, literary, and musical arts

Question 14

Families of instruments

Answer 14

the brass, the woodwinds, strings, and percussion

Question 15

Chamber music

Answer 15

Music for small ensemble, one to a part

Question 16

Concerto

Answer 16

a multi movement work for orchestra and sololist

Question 17

Dissonance

Answer 17

an active unsettled sound

Question 18

Rhythm

Answer 18

the arrangement of time in music

Question 19

Melody

Answer 19

a meaningful succession of pitches

Question 20

Texture

Answer 20

the manner in which melodic lines are used in music