test one

Question 1

monophonic

Answer 1

single melodic line ; no accompaniment

Question 2

homophonic

Answer 2

melody with accompaniment

Question 3

polyphonic

Answer 3

2 or more melodies are played or sung at the same time

Question 4

vocal parts

Answer 4

soprano
alto
tenor
bass

Question 5

strings family

Answer 5

violin
viola
cello
double bass

Question 6

imitative polyphony

Answer 6

lines sounding together using the same melody

Question 7

non-imitative polyphony

Answer 7

melodies different from one another

Question 8

arco

Answer 8

to use the bow

Question 9

pizzicato

Answer 9

to pluck the string

Question 10

double stop

Answer 10

two strings played at the same time

Question 11

mute

Answer 11

changes sound of the instrument

Question 12

woodwind family

Answer 12

Single reed:
piccolo
flutes
clarinet
double reeds:
oboe
english horn
bassoon
contrabassoon

Question 13

piccolo

Answer 13

smallest instrument; highest pitch

Question 14

pitch

Answer 14

frequency- low and high

Question 15

noises

Answer 15

unfocused vibrations; do not have a pitch

Question 16

brass family

Answer 16

trumpet
french horn
trombone
tuba

Question 17

percussion family

Answer 17

unpitched: tambourine, cymbals, triangle, snare drum
pitched: timpani, chimes, xylophone, marimba

Question 18

keyboard instruments

Answer 18

harpsichord
piano
organ

Question 19

earliest keyboard instrument

Answer 19

organ

Question 20

pp- pianissimo

Answer 20

very soft

Question 21

p- piano

Answer 21

soft

Question 22

mp- mezzo piano

Answer 22

medium soft

Question 23

mf- mezzo forte

Answer 23

medium loud

Question 24

f -forte

Answer 24

loud

Question 25

not part the the orchestra; using in jazz ensembles; brass

Answer 25

saxophone

Question 26

ff- fortissimo

Answer 26

very loud

Question 27

dynamics

Answer 27

volume of sound; ranges from very soft to very loud; composers often use Italian terms/ abbreviations to designate volume

Question 28

what makes instruments/ voices sound different, even when they perform the same notes

Answer 28

timbre

Question 29

timbre changes with what?

Answer 29

vibrato or a mute

Question 30

what length to play a pitch or what length to be silent

Answer 30

duration

Question 31

referring to duration: what pitch to play and how long to play it

Answer 31

notes

Question 32

referring to duration: silences in music

Answer 32

rests

Question 33

ordering of music through time

Answer 33

rhythm

Question 34

beat

Answer 34

basic unit for measuring time in music

Question 35

meter

Answer 35

underlying pattern of beats that maintains itself consistently throughout a work

Question 36

beats grouped in 3's (long- short- short or strong- weak-weak)

Answer 36

Triple meter

Question 37

beats grouped in 2's (long- short or strong- weak)

Answer 37

duple meter

Question 38

measure

Answer 38

each unit of beats in a meter; number and duration of notes within each unite can vary

Question 39

Accent

Answer 39

the stressing of a note

Question 40

syncopation

Answer 40

the accents fall where they normally wouldn't

Question 41

melody

Answer 41

the tune; a single line of notes heard in succession as a coherent unit

Question 42

contour

Answer 42

upward or downward movement or both

Question 43

stepwise(=conjunct) vs. leaps (disjunct); usually a combination of both, but one predominates

Answer 43

melodic motion

Question 44

points of arrival/ rest; like the periods in sentences

Answer 44

cadences

Question 45

breaths correspond to the ends of

Answer 45

phrases (poetry and music)

Question 46

tempo

Answer 46

the speed of the music; terms are in italian

Question 47

staff

Answer 47

5 lines, 4 spaces

Question 48

used by higher pitched instruments

Answer 48

treble clef

Question 49

bass clef

Answer 49

used by lower pitched instruments

Question 50

grand staff

Answer 50

treble and bass clef together used by the piano

Question 51

small lines that extend the staff higher or lower

Answer 51

ledger lines

Question 52

flat

Answer 52

lowers the pitch a half step

Question 53

sharp

Answer 53

raises the pitch a half step

Question 54

natural

Answer 54

cancels out a sharp or a flat previous on the note

Question 55

how the music is to be counted. two numbers written like a fraction; top number tells the meter; bottom number tells what note gets the beat

Answer 55

time signature

Question 56

scale

Answer 56

pitches assembled in a collection

Question 57

diatonic scale

Answer 57

8 pitches that contain a certain order of whole and half steps. the last note is an octave

Question 58

octave

Answer 58

a duplicate pitch higher or lower

Question 59

chromatic scale

Answer 59

12 pitches that are all half steps the last pitch is an octave. represents all of the while and black keys on the piano

Question 60

half step

Answer 60

one pitch to the very next pitch. no pitches in between

Question 61

whole step

Answer 61

two half steps

Question 62

conductor

Answer 62

leader of the orchestra; responsible for rehearsing and performing

Question 63

concert master

Answer 63

the first chair violin. tunes the orchestra by asking the oboist to sound an "a" and is responsible for all bowings

Question 64

the first chair player in each section

Answer 64

principal

Question 65

bowings

Answer 65

must be standard throughout sting section and is the responsibility of the principal

Question 66

performance medium

Answer 66

a selection of a voice, instrument or ensemble by a composer for the performance of his piece

Question 67

transcription or arrangement

Answer 67

when a work has been rewritten for another medium

Question 68

chamber ensembles

Answer 68

limited to only one performer per part | range form 2-9 performers