EXAM 1

Question 1

The 5 Structural Elements of Music

Answer 1

Sound, Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Musical Texture, Musical Form

Question 2

Sound

Answer 2

pitch, tone, dynamics, pitch range, timber

Question 3

Rhythm

Answer 3

beat, accent, syncopation, meter, polyrhythm

Question 4

Melody

Answer 4

major, minor, blue note, pentatonic scale

Question 5

Harmony

Answer 5

tonic, dominant, chord, triad, dissonance

Question 6

Musical Texture

Answer 6

monophony, polyphony, homophony

Question 7

Musical Form

Answer 7

ternary, binary, strophic

Question 8

Monophony

Answer 8

one melody, can be multiple voices

Question 9

Polyphony

Answer 9

2 + different melodic lines played simultaneously

Question 10

Homophony

Answer 10

One melody with a harmonic accompaniment

Question 11

Tone Color

Answer 11

Timbre

Question 12

Middle Ages Characteristics

Answer 12

gregorian chants, latin, hildegard von bingen, mostly monophony, early polyphony,

Question 13

Renaissance

Answer 13

rise of secular music, word painting- musical elements reflect word meaning, madrigal- secular genre, Martin Luther reforms music in protestant church- sing in local language, community song book, community sings, includes instruments