Ch. 5 and 6

Question 0

Monophony

Answer 0

Simplest texture or single voiced music without accompaniment

Question 1

Texture

Answer 1

Refers to the interweaving of the melodic lines with harmony in music

Question 2

Hetrophony

Answer 2

Refers to the multiple voices elaborating the same melody at the same time

Question 3

Polyphony

Answer 3

Describes a many voiced texture based on counter point- one line set against another

Question 4

Homophony

Answer 4

Occurs when one melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying lines or voiced

Question 5

Imitation

Answer 5

When a melodic idea is presented in one voice, then restated in another, is a common unifying technique in polyphony

Question 6

Form

Answer 6

Is the organizing principle in music, it’s basic elements are repetition, contrast, and variation or structure or shape

Question 7

Strophic form

Answer 7

Common in songs, features repeated music for each stanza of text

Question 8

Binary form

Answer 8

Basic structures in music

Question 9

Themes melodic idea in a large scale work and can be broken into small component fragments (motives)

Answer 9

Sequence results when a motive is repeated at a different pitch

Question 10

Call and response

Answer 10

A repetive style of music involving a soloist and a group

Question 11

Ostinato

Answer 11

Repetition of a short melodic rhythm or harmonic pattern

Question 12

Movements

Answer 12

Large scale compositions such as symphonies and sonatas are divided

Question 13

Improvisation

Answer 13

Music is created on the spot

Question 14

Theme

Answer 14

When a melodic idea is used a building block in the construction of a larger work