midterm

Question 1

The speed of the beat in a piece of music

Answer 1

tempo

Question 2

The combination of sounds in silence as of different directions or links that coincide with the beat

Answer 2

rhythm

Question 3

A sequence of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea

Answer 3

melody

Question 4

The shape of a Melodic phrase; rising or falling in pitch

Answer 4

contour (melodic)

Question 5

hey musical background usually provided for a melody

Answer 5

accompaniment

Question 6

A brief repeating musical pattern

Answer 6

Ostinato

Question 7

A complete musical thought

Answer 7

phrase

Question 8

how a piece of music is organized

Answer 8

form

Question 9

creating/performing/composing music in real time without the benefit of editing

Answer 9

improvisation

Question 10

The assignment of specific sounds to different parts of music

Answer 10

orchestration

Question 11

layers of sound and music; often described as thick or thin

Answer 11

texture

Question 12

musical color; the unique quality of the sound

Answer 12

timbre

Question 13

A segment of time corresponding to a different number of beats

Answer 13

Measure

Question 14

fast

Answer 14

allegro

Question 15

moderate pace

Answer 15

moderato

Question 16

slow

Answer 16

lento

Question 17

very soft

Answer 17

pianissimo

Question 18

soft

Answer 18

piano

Question 19

moderately soft

Answer 19

mezzo piano

Question 20

moderately loud

Answer 20

mezzo forte

Question 21

loud

Answer 21

forte

Question 22

very loud

Answer 22

fortissimo

Question 23

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Answer 23

decrescendo

Answer 24

crescendo

Question 25

The underlying pulse found in most music

Answer 25

beat