Elements of music

Question 1

Music is an _________ sound

Answer 1

Organized

Question 2

What’s the definition of music

Answer 2

Music is an art form, it uses organized sound, as it means of expression, through the manipulation of the elements of music

Question 3

What is timbre

Answer 3

Timbre is the tone colour of sound that is characteristics of its source that makes it distinctive from another source

Question 4

What’s an example of timbre

Answer 4

A flute sounds different from a trumpet
How you can hear the difference from your mothers voice then your fathers

Question 5

What is texture

Answer 5

Texture is the complexity of a musical composition

Question 6

What are the three types of textures

Answer 6

Monophonic, polyphonic, and homophonic

Question 7

What’s the definition of polyphonic and an example

Answer 7

A polyphonic means a music consisting of two or more independent but harmonious melodies. An example is two bands instruments playing a duet.

Question 8

What’s the definition of homophonic and an example

Answer 8

A homophonic is a single line of melody or multiple lines of melody with chords or accompaniment. An example is a flute solo with an piano accompaniment.mother instruments playing a chord (not a melody) at the same time

Question 9

What is a music form

Answer 9

A music form is the overall structure or plan of a piece of music.

Question 10

What are the music forms

Answer 10

Binary AB, ternaryABA, rondoABACA

Question 11

What tenary ABA

Answer 11

ternary form has 2 musical ideas that alternate. The music must end on the first idea

Question 12

Can elements of music be changed

Answer 12

Any of the elements of music may be changed in a variation but the melody is still recognized

Question 13

Types of canon imitation

Answer 13

Augmentation (longer note values)
Diminution (shorter note value)
Retrograde (original melody in reverse)
Mirror (the intervals of the original are played in contrary motion)

Question 14

What are counterpoints,

Answer 14

A counterpoint is where multiple melodic lines can be followed independently but together form harmony

Question 15

What happens during exposition

Answer 15

The subject or theme is stated all other voices eventually enter and state the same theme but at different pitches. Then an episode happens and changes keys

Question 16

What is recapitulation

Answer 16

The piece returns to the original key the theme returns, usually over a pedal note

Question 17

What’s a motif

Answer 17

A motif is a recurring fragment or succession of noted it is used to create part or all of a melody or theme.

Question 18

What can a motif be

Answer 18

Harmonic, melodic, rhythmic

Question 19

What is a motif called if its associated with a person or a place

Answer 19

A leitmotif Peter and wolf uses leitmotif or each animal in the story

Question 20

What is sonata form

Answer 20

Sonata form consists of an exposition a development and a recapitulation

Question 21

A theme is the

Answer 21

A theme is the initial or primary melody of a piece of music

Question 22

What is the exposition for sonata

Answer 22

The exposition determines the key and modulates to the dominant by the end of the section. The dominant is the chord build on the 5th note of a scale. This is where the musical themes motif it’s are first heard

Question 23

What is the development in the sonata form

Answer 23

The development is the middle section where the material from the other exposition is expanded and elaborated

Question 24

What’s the recapitulation in sonata form

Answer 24

What is heard in the exposition but alters it in some way

Question 25

What does sonata form may remind you of

Answer 25

A (exposition) B (development) A(Recapitulation)