Quiz 1

Question 1

FORM

Answer 1

the organization of all the parts in a musical composition

Question 2

THEME AND VARIATION

Answer 2

a form where the melody (theme) is repeated with changes (variation)

Question 3

MOTIVE

Answer 3

the smallest recognizable shape of music

Question 4

PULSE

Answer 4

a stream of equally spaced beats

Question 5

TEMPO

Answer 5

speed of the pulse

Question 6

METER

Answer 6

a grouping of strong and weak beats (i.e. 4/4)

Question 7

DOWNBEAT

Answer 7

the first beat of the group or the strongest beat

Question 8

TIMBRE

Answer 8

tone color (i.e. brassy)

Question 9

4 CHOIRS OF THE ORCHESTRA

Answer 9

1. STRINGS (i.e. violin and cello)
2. WOODWINDS (i.e. saxophone and flute)
3. BRASS (i.e. french horn and trumpet)
4. PERCUSSION (i.e. piano and timpani)

Question 10

LITURGY

Answer 10

set of readings for the church year

Question 11

MELISMA

Answer 11

many notes sung to a single syllable

Question 12

PITCH

Answer 12

how high or low a note sounds

Question 13

FREQUENCY

Answer 13

the speed of the vibration determines pitch

Question 14

AMPLITUDE

Answer 14

the width of a sound wave

Question 15

DYNAMICS

Answer 15

how loud or soft a note is

Question 16

NOTE

Answer 16

the smallest unit of melody

Question 17

MELODY

Answer 17

succession of pitches that form a whole

Question 18

PHRASE

Answer 18

part of a melody

Question 19

CADENCE

Answer 19

resting point of a phrase

Question 20

COMPOSER: Britten

Answer 20

PIECE: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Question 21

COMPOSER: Hildegard of Bingen

Answer 21

PIECE: Alleluia, O virga mediatrix