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Q: What is the text-setting style that not only emphasizes the word but also captures its joyful meaning through music? a. word-painting c. syllabic b. vernacular d. mousikas

Q: The text-setting style in which a single syllable is elongated by many notes is called: a. neumatic. c. melismatic. b. syllabic. d. word-painting.

Q: The text-setting style where each syllable gets one note is called: a. melismatic. c. syllabic. b. neumatic. d. vocalise.

Q: Words and music that recur after each stanza are called: a. a strophe. c. the break. b. a refrain or chorus d. the hook.

Q: Like poems, songs are often written in rhymed: a. stanzas or strophes. c. rhythms. b. refrains. d. vocalise.

Q: Which word means nonreligious? a. vernacular c. vocalise b. secular d. nonlexical

Q: In 1962, the Roman Catholic Church approved the use of the _____ for the Mass. a. Latin c. scat-singing b. vernacular d. secular

Q: ______ was the language of the Roman Empire, as well as the language of learning at medieval and Renaissance universities. a. Latin c. English b. German d. Italian

Q: A wordless melody, such as singing on a neutral vowel like ah, is called: a. nonlexical. c. Sprecthstimme. b. timbre. d. vocalise.

Q: ______ is a vocal improvisation common to jazz that uses wordless vocables. a. Vernacular c. Scat-singing b. Secular d. Mousikas

Q: Syllables such as Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay are considered: a. mousikas. c. Latin. b. nonlexical. d. secular.

Q: Describe how tempo and dynamics affect our response to music. Cite examples to support your response.

Q: Mezzo piano is the Italian term for moderately soft.

Q: There is no relation between tempo and the mood of a piece.

Q: Vivace is the Italian term for lively.

Q: Tempo markings indicate the character of the music as well as the pace.

Q: Vigor and gaiety are associated with brisk speed.

Q: Fortissimo is the Italian phrase for moderately soft.

Q: The degree of loudness and softness in music is called dynamics.

Q: Allegro is an Italian term for a fast, cheerful tempo.

Q: The tempo of a piece affects its mood and character.

Q: Tempo indicates the loudness of music.

Q: The markings for tempo and dynamics contribute most directly to: a. the expressive content of a piece of music. b. the form of a piece of music. c. the thematic development of a piece of music. d. the tonality of a piece of music.

Q: The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called: a. piano. c. accelerando. b. adagio. d. crescendo.

Q: Which of the following symbols indicates growing louder? a. > c. mp b. < d. mf

Q: Which of the following dynamic markings is the softest? a. pianissimo (pp) c. mezzo piano (mp) b. piano (p) d. mezzo forte (mf )

Q: The degree of loudness or softness, or volume, at which music is played is called: a. texture. c. timbre. b. tempo. d. dynamics.

Q: Accelerando is a term indicating that the tempo is: a. getting slower. c. getting faster. b. staying the same. d. returning to the original tempo.

Q: Which of the following modifiers should be added to an allegro marking to indicate a very fast tempo? a. meno c. non troppo b. molto d. a tempo

Q: Which of the following tempo markings is the fastest? a. presto c. moderato b. vivace d. allegro

Q: Which of the following tempo markings indicates a slow tempo? a. moderato c. presto b. largo d. vivace

Q: Which marking is appropriate for a slow tempo? a. andante c. piano b. adagio d. allegro

Q: In what language are tempo markings generally given? a. Italian c. German b. French d. Dutch

Q: Music that sounds despairing and sad usually has a _____ tempo. a. fast c. slow b. moderate d. vigorous

Q: Which emotional response would most likely be associated with a brisk tempo? a. peacefulness c. sadness b. vigor d. exhaustion

Q: The word _____ describes the rate of speed at which a piece of music is played. a. meter c. movement b. tempo d. mood

Q: Describe the building blocks of form.

Q: Discuss how repetition and contrast create structure in music. Include descriptions of several fundamental musical forms.

Q: The direct opposite of strophic form in a song would be through-composed form.

Q: A movement is a complete, comparatively independent division of a large-scale work.

Q: A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern repeated throughout a musical work is called an ostinato.

Q: An ostinato is the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit.

Q: Call-and-response music is common in African and Native American cultures.

Q: The restatement of a theme or motive at a higher or lower pitch level is known as a sequence.

Q: Ternary form is best outlined as A-B-A.

Q: The musical form based on a statement, a departure, and a restatement of the first idea is called binary form.

Q: Improvisation is common in Western music, but not in non-Western music.

Q: Musical structure generally features a balance between unity and variety.

Q: Forms are fixed structures into which composers organize their material.

Q: When a melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of a larger work, it is called: a. a melody. c. a theme. b. improvisation. d. theme and variation.

Q: The term_______ describes a piece where no main section of the music or text is repeated. a. strophic form c. variation b. through-composed d. melody

Q: The separate sections of a large musical work are called: a. songs. c. movements. b. symphonies. d. chapters.

Q: Ostinato, or the repetition of a short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern, is common in: a. rock. c. jazz. b. blues. d. all of the answers shown here

Q: A singing style that features a leader who is imitated by a group is called: a. call and response. c. crossover. b. ostinato. d. thematic development.

Q: The smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called: a. a motive. c. a canon. b. a sequence. d. a cadence.

Q: The restatement of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch is called a(n): a. motive. c. theme. b. sequence. d. ostinato.

Q: The compositional technique whereby a composer searches out a themes capacity for growth and expansion is known as: a. augmentation. c. thematic development. b. diminution. d. ternary form.

Q: Ternary form is represented by the diagram: a. A-B. c. A-B-A. b. A-A-A. d. A-B-C.

Q: Which of the following best describes binary form? a. A-B-A c. A-A b. A-B d. B-B

Q: The form based on a statement and a departure without a return to the complete opening statement is called: a. binary. c. variation. b. ternary. d. repetition.

Q: The technique by which performers create music on the spot is known as: a. ostinato. c. inversion. b. improvisation. d. canon.

Q: The term __________ describes the technique whereby some aspects of the music are changed, yet the whole remains recognizable. a. variation c. form b. contrast d. repetition

Q: A vocal work in which each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in __________ form. a. refrain c. through-composed b. strophic d. variation

Q: The basic structural concepts in the element of form are: a. repetition and contrast. c. polyphonic and homophonic. b. major and minor. d. duple and triple.

Q: What quality of a work of art describes its structure or shape? a. theme c. form b. melody d. harmony

Q: Explain why monophony cannot include counterpoint.

Q: What are the differences among monophony, polyphony, and homophony? Provide examples of each.

Q: Homophony occurs when one melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying lines or voices.

Q: Homophony occurs when a melodic idea is presented in one voice and then restated in another.

Q: A strictly imitative work is known as a canon.

Q: Texture is the various threads that make up the musical fabric.

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