test 1

Question 1

rhythm

Answer 1

the general way music unfolds in time

Question 2

music

Answer 2

the art of sound in time

Question 3

pitch (frequency)

Answer 3

the quality of “highness” or “lowness” of sound

Question 4

dynamics (amplitude)

Answer 4

the volume of sound, the loudness or softness of a musical passage

Question 5

crescendo

Answer 5

to get louder

Question 6

diminuendo

Answer 6

to get softer

Question 7

beat

Answer 7

the regular pulse underlying most music

Question 8

accent

Answer 8

the stressing of a note by playing it somewhat louder than the surrounding notes

Question 9

meter

Answer 9

a background of stressed and unstressed beats in a simple, regular, repeating pattern

Question 10

syncopation

Answer 10

the accenting of certain beats of the meter that are ordinarily unaccented

Question 11

tempo

Answer 11

the speed of music

Question 12

metronome

Answer 12

a mechanical or electrical device that ticks out beats in a simple, regular, repeating pattern

Question 13

diatonic scale

Answer 13

set of seven pitches use in Western music based on a pattern of whole and half steps

Question 14

chromatic scale

Answer 14

based on a pattern of all half steps

Question 15

interval

Answer 15

the difference or distance between 2 pitches, measured by the number of diatonic scale notes between the m

Question 16

melody

Answer 16

the aspect of music having to do with the succession of pitches

Question 17

tune

Answer 17

a simple easy singable melody that is coherent and complete

Question 18

motive

Answer 18

a short fragment of melody or rhythm used in constructing a long section of music

Question 19

phrase

Answer 19

a section of a melody or a tune

Question 20

cadence

Answer 20

the notes or chords ending in a section of music with a feeling of conclusiveness

Question 21

theme

Answer 21

the basic subject matter of a piece of music

Question 22

harmony

Answer 22

the simultaneous sounding of different pitches, or chords

Question 23

chord

Answer 23

a grouping of pitches played and heard simultaneously

Question 24

consonance

Answer 24

intervals or chords that sound relatively stable and free of tension

Question 25

dissonance

Answer 25

intervals or chords that sound relatively tense and unstable

Question 26

imitative polyphony

Answer 26

a polyphonic musical texture in which the various melodic lines use approximately the same themes

Question 27

non-imitative polyphony

Answer 27

a polyphonic musical texture in which the melodic lines are essentially different from one another

Question 28

tonality

Answer 28

every melody has a tonal center or fundamental pitch that the melody seems to rest most comfortably on. The single pitch is the tonic note and key

Question 29

modulation

Answer 29

changing a key within a piece

Question 30

modality

Answer 30

Major sounds happy. Minor sounds sad.

Question 31

the orchestra

Answer 31

organized placement usually includes a conductor

Question 32

form in music

Answer 32

a musical work is developed by repeating and contrasting the basic elements of music; organization of those elements is its form

Question 33

what was the early history of music defined by?

Answer 33

Christian church

Question 34

polyphony

Answer 34

important contribution

Question 35

jongleur

Answer 35

a medieval secular musician

Question 36

troubadours/trouveres

Answer 36

aristocratic poet-musicians of the Middle Ages

Question 37

medieval period

Answer 37

600-1450

Question 38

renaissance

Answer 38

1450-1600

Question 39

baroque period

Answer 39

1600-1750

Question 40

most important baroque music

Answer 40

last 50 years