Chapter 12: Style and Function of Music in Society

Question 1

Sacred Music

Answer 1

Religious or spiritual music, for church or devotional use. (page 53)

Question 2

Secular Music

Answer 2

Nonreligious music; when there is text, it’s usually in the vernacular. (page 53)

Question 3

Genre

Answer 3

General term describing the standard category and overall character of a work. (page 53)

Question 4

Symphony

Answer 4

Large work for orchestra, generally in three or four movements. (page 53)

Question 5

Form

Answer 5

Structure and design in music, based on repetition, contrast, and variation; the organizing principle of music. (page 53)

Question 6

Medium

Answer 6

Performing forces employed in a certain musical work. (page 54)

Question 7

Opus Number (Op.)

Answer 7

A number, often part of the title of a piece, designating the work in chronological relationship to other works by the same composer. (page 54)

Question 8

Vernacular

Answer 8

The common language spoken by the people as distinguished from the literary language, or language of the educated elite. (page 55)