Chapter 9: Music Flashcards
The term for a sound that has one definite frequency is
a. tone
The playing of one or more motives, themes, or melodies against each other is called
c. counterpoint
When notes sounded together tend to be grating or unpleasant, the resulting sound is called
c. dissonance
A group of notes played in succession with a perceivable “shape”
a. is called a melody
Dynamics in music refer to its
c. loudness or softness
Which of the following is to the sonata form what free verse is to the sonnet?
d. fantasia
Which of the following labels is used for a slow movement?
b. andante
Which of the following are strong sensations felt as related to a specific stimulus?
d. emotions
A musical structure in which the same melody is repeated over and over again with different treatment and without intervening new materials is a
c. theme and variations
A structure in which a refrain is repeated after episodes with a different melody is a
a. rondo
A structure in which the melody is stated, then repeated with the first statement being played as background, as in “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” is a
a. fugue
The pattern of the sonata form is
c. exposition, development, recapitulation
“Allegro” means
b. fast
The first movement of Beethoven’s Eroica differs from the first movements of earlier symphonies in being
b. much longer
