music 201-250

Question 1

the steady pulse that underlies most music

Answer 1

beat

Question 2

the speed of the beat

Answer 2

tempo

Question 3

the tempo of a piece slowing down

Answer 3

ritardondo

Question 4

the tempo of a piece speeding up

Answer 4

accelerando

Question 5

a piece f music with no beat

Answer 5

unmetered music

Question 6

a piece of music iwth a beat that speeds up or slows down for expressive purposes

Answer 6

rubato

Question 7

which beat of a musical measure is strongest?

Answer 7

the first, also called the downbeat

Question 8

the pattern of emphasis superimposed on groups of beats

Answer 8

meter

Question 9

a group of beats

Answer 9

a measure, or bar

Question 10

music with groups of 2 or 4 beats

Answer 10

duple meter

Question 11

a note that falls before the downbeat of the first measure

Answer 11

pickup, or anacrusis

Question 12

What THREE elements of notation indicate the duration of a note?

Answer 12

the note head, the flags on the stem, and dots

Question 13

How many numbers do time signatures contain?

Answer 13

2

Question 14

what does the top number of a time signature represent

Answer 14

the number of beats in a measure

Question 15

what does the bottom number of a time signiture represent?

Answer 15

how long one beat is

Question 16

a beat with a triple subdivision

Answer 16

compound meter

Question 17

measures with different meters occurring in succession

Answer 17

mixed meter

Question 18

two or more meters occurring simultaneously

Answer 18

polymeter

Question 19

emphasizing notes that fall on weak beats or in between beats

Answer 19

syncopation

Question 20

two or more conflicting rhythmic patterns occurring simultaneously

Answer 20

polyrhythm

Question 21

two or more tones sounding simultaneously

Answer 21

harmony

Question 22

the system used in western cultures to organize pitch and harmony

Answer 22

common practice tonality

Question 23

3 or more

Answer 23

how many notes must there be in a chord

Question 24

a three note chord up of two intervals of a third

Answer 24

triad

Question 25

what are the FOUR types of triad

Answer 25

major, minor, diminished, and augmented

Question 26

in ascending order, what intervals make up a major triad?

Answer 26

a major third and a minor third

Question 27

in ascending order, what intervals make up a minor triad?

Answer 27

a minor third and a major third

Question 28

in ascending order, what intervals make up a diminished triad?

Answer 28

a major third and a major third

Question 29

what is the lowest note of a triad known as?

Answer 29

the root

Question 30

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Answer 30

the fifth

Question 31

Under what circumstance can the human ear not hear beats?

Answer 31

Beats cannot be detected by the human ear if they become too fast. If two interfering pitches are far apart in frequency, there will be too many beats per second for the ear to perceive them.

Question 32

What scientist extensively studied the frequencies of interfering waves and the beats they produce?

Answer 32

Hermann von Helmholtz

Question 33

According to Helmholtz, which three ratios between frequencies and corresponding intervals create the "smoothest" sounds?

Answer 33

1:1 (two notes of the same pitch), 1:2 (an octave(, 2:3 (a fifth)

Question 34

What is the difference between consonance and dissonance?

Answer 34

Consonance occurs when interacting pitches and their overtones are complementary so do not produce audible beats; dissonance is when overtones clash with one another and create beats.

Question 35

In addition to harmonics and beats, what quality of a n instrument affects its timbre?

Answer 35

The material of which the instrument is constructed affects its timbre.

Question 36

When a material is forced into vibrating at one of its naturally occurring frequencies, what do we call this response?

Answer 36

resonance

Question 37

what is polyphone

Answer 37

polyphonic music inclues two or more separate melodies occurring simultaneously

Question 38

what term is used to describe the texture of music that has a single melody accompanied by music hat is written in the same key as the primary melody

Answer 38

homophony

Question 39

what is heterophony

Answer 39

heterophopnic music features a single meoldy that is played in slightly different forms by multiple voices or instruments at the same time

Question 40

describe homorhythmic texture

Answer 40

homorhythmic texture occurs when the accompanying parts have the same rhythm as the primary melody

Question 41

what is polyrhythmic teutre

Answer 41

occurs when two or more lines of music with differen meters are played simultaneously

Question 42

what is form

Answer 42

the term used to refer to the overall framework or organization of a piece of music

Question 43

what is the form of a piece of music that has two or more distinct sections

Answer 43

compound form

Question 44

name the musical form that consists of ovements inspired by dances

Answer 44

a suite

Question 45

what is an open form

Answer 45

in which a sectionor piece ends unresolved or in a key other than the ones in which it behan

Question 46

what is close form

Answer 46

a piece written in closed form features a definite resolution and a sense of closure; it ends o nthe tonic of the key in which it began

Question 47

wehat textural and melodic similarities exist between a fugue and a motet

Answer 47

both feauture extensive polyphony and melodic repetition

Question 48

ethnomusicology

Answer 48

the study or comparitive study of the music of other cultures

Question 49

why does an arbitary dropped object not produce a pitch?

Answer 49

its sound wave is short and irregular

Question 50

what THREE techniques are used to make the strings of chordophones vibrate?

Answer 50

plucking, bowing or striking the strings