MISC.

Question 1

key

Answer 1

The interval relationships within a piece of music which establishes one pitch as tonic.

Question 2

open position

Answer 2

When the harmonic interval between the soprano and tenor voices is a compound interval.

Question 3

sonata - allegro

Answer 3

exposition - development - recapitulation

Question 4

motive

Answer 4

A short, meaningful melodic fragment which contains the musical idea of the whole composition.

Question 5

parallel P4’s

Answer 5

only acceptable in upper 3 voices

Question 6

low interval limits

Answer 6

minor 6th - G

tritone - B

3rd - c

2nd - e

Question 7

secondary tones / modal notes

Answer 7

Leading tone / sub tonic, mediant, submediant

Question 8

disjunct motion greater than a fifth may be followed by:

Answer 8

1. conjunct motion in the opposite motion
2. disjunct motion in the opposite direction
3. conjunct motion in the same direction
4. disjunct motion in the same direction

Question 9

melodic progression

Answer 9

establishes tonality horizontally

Question 10

indirect motion

Answer 10

Indirect motion occurs when 2 parts move in dissimilar directions.

Question 11

key signature

Answer 11

Group of chromatic signs placed after the clef which indicate the key.

Question 12

simple intervals must occur between … ?

Answer 12

soprano and alto voices

or

alto and tenor voices

Question 13

form

Answer 13

The structure of a piece of music.

Question 14

overlapping voices

Answer 14

Occur in the movement of any 2 voices when:

• a lower voice moves to a higher pitch than the previous pitch of the upper voice.
• an upper voice moves to a pitch lower than the previous pitch of a lower voice.

not normally permitted.

Question 15

symphonic poem

(tone poem, tondichtung)

Answer 15

A romantic variant of the symphony.

Question 16

mixolydian mode

(formula)

Answer 16

2 2 1 2 2 1 2

G-G

Question 17

contrary motion

Answer 17

Contrary motion is indirect motion that occurs when 2 parts move in opposite directions.

Question 18

primary triads

Answer 18

tonic

subdominant

dominant

Question 19

scale

Answer 19

A graduated series of musical tones ascending or decending in order of pitch according to a specified interval scheme, starting from a root to its octave.

Question 20

crossed voices

Answer 20

Occur between any 2 adjacent voices where the lower voice has a pitch higher than the upper voice.

Not normally permitted.

Question 21

objectionable motion

Answer 21

• octaves
• unisons
• P5
• parallel dissonant intervals

Question 22

whole tone

(chord scales)

Answer 22

Aug chords

Question 23

Interval

Answer 23

relationship between two pitches

Question 24

time signature

Answer 24

• indicates the meter of the piece → upper number
• indicates the metrical stress → bottom number

Question 25

direct motion

Answer 25

Direct motion occurs when 2 parts move in the same direction.

Question 26

beat

Answer 26

- regularly recurring pulsation in music. - unit of musical time.

Question 27

tonic

Answer 27

The 1st scale degree of a scale. The primary pitch to which the other pitches relate.

Question 28

diminished scale

Answer 28

An 8 note, symmetrical scale constructed by alternating whole steps and half steps. 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

Question 29

pentatonic major scale

Answer 29

Scales consisting of 5 notes. Tonic, supertonic, mediant, dominant, submediant

Question 30

secondary triads

Answer 30

supertonic mediant submediant leading tone / subtonic

Question 31

2 part song form

Answer 31

A - B

Question 32

variation forms

Answer 32

AD, A¹, A², etc. Where A B complex

Question 33

harmonic progression

Answer 33

establishes tonality vertically

Question 34

similar motion

Answer 34

Similar motion is direct motion that occurs when 2 parts move in the same direction producing differnt harmonic intervals.

Question 35

primary tones / tonal notes

Answer 35

Tonic, subdominant, dominant

Question 36

3 part song form

Answer 36

A - B - A

Question 37

close position

Answer 37

When the harmonic interval between the soprano and tenor voices is a simple interval

Question 38

phrase

Answer 38

A unit of musical structure, roughly 4 measures, ending in a cadence.

Question 39

2 basic elements of music

Answer 39

pitch and rhythm

Question 40

period

Answer 40

2 phrases together, (first) antecedent and (second) consequent

Question 41

parallel motion

Answer 41

Parallel motion is direct motion that occurs when 2 parts move in the same direction producing the same harmonic interval, without regard for quality (M3→m3)

Question 42

whole tone scale

Answer 42

A scale arranged entirely of whole steps. 7 notes instead of 8 (? couldn't read your writing)

Question 43

chromatic scale

Answer 43

All 12 notes. A scale consisting entirely of half steps

Question 44

tempo

Answer 44

Rate of progression (speed) of beats or beat combinations

Question 45

conjunct motion

Answer 45

One pitch of a melody moves stepwise to another.

Question 46

Oblique motion

Answer 46

Oblique motion is indirect motion that occurs when 1 part moves and another sustains or repeats.

Question 47

disjunct motion

Answer 47

one pitch of a melody leaps to another

Question 48

dissolution

Answer 48

The harmonic progression is characteristic of a cadence, but the rhythm is not interrupted; the cadential measure is broken up into the notes of small value.

Question 49

hidden or covered unisons

Answer 49

should not be used.

Question 50

hidden or covered fifths and octaves

Answer 50

May be used any time except between soprano and bass voices at a chord change.

Question 51

counterpoint

Answer 51

the art of composing music by combining melodies

Question 52

elision

Answer 52

the last chord of one phrase is used as the first phrase of the next.

Question 53

parallels by contrary motion

Answer 53

parallel P8 and P5 by contrary motion must not occur.

Question 54

qualities of a motive

Answer 54

1. the notes themselves 2. the intervals. 3. the melodic curve 4. the rhythm 5. transposition

Question 55

rondo

Answer 55

small rondo A - B - A old rondo A - B - A - C - A - D - A new rondo A - B - A - C - A - B - A