music 51-100

Question 1

what is the interval between c and g ascending

Answer 1

perfect fifth

Question 2

what is the interval between a and c ascending

Answer 2

minor third

Question 3

what is the interval between f and b ascending

Answer 3

tritone

Question 4

what is the interval between ^6 and ^7 in a major scale

Answer 4

whole step

Question 5

What determines the number of beats per second created by two interfering sound waves?

Answer 5

the number of beats per second created by two interfering sound waves is equal to the difference in frequency between the two waves (f1 - f2 = bps).

Question 6

what is the interval between ^2 and ^3 in a major scale

Answer 6

whole step

Question 7

what are the 3 varieties of minor scale

Answer 7

natural, melodic and harmonic

Question 8

hat scale degree is always lowered in a minor scale

Answer 8

^3

Question 9

how does harmonic minor differ from natural minor

Answer 9

the seventh scale degree is raised in harmonic minor

Question 10

relative major and minor

Answer 10

major and minor scales that use the same pitches, but different tonics

Question 11

parallel major and minor

Answer 11

major and minor scales that contain the same pitches

Question 12

andante

Answer 12

at a walking pace

Question 13

which scale degrees can be lowered in a blues scale

Answer 13

^3 and ^5

Question 14

melody

Answer 14

a series of successive pitches perceived but the ear ti firm a whole cohesive

Question 15

how many pitches can occur simultaneously in a melody

Answer 15

1

Question 16

what is the fastest tempo

Answer 16

presto

Question 17

what is the slowest tempo

Answer 17

lento or grave

Question 18

andante

Answer 18

at a walking pace

Question 19

what other name is used to refer to a full cadence?

Answer 19

authentic cadence

Question 20

on what harmony does half cadence rest?

Answer 20

the dominant

Question 21

theme

Answer 21

a set of phrases making up a complete melody which figures prominently in a piece of music

Question 22

how does the sequence differ from repitition?

Answer 22

in sequence, the repetition occurs at varying pitch levels

Question 23

what symbols are used to label complete sections of MUSICAL FORM IN A DIAGRAM?

Answer 23

capital letters

Question 24

what TWO contrasting elements must a listener be able to recognize in musical variation?

Answer 24

continuity and alteration

Question 25

what symbol is used to denote a variation on a theme?

Answer 25

a “prime” mark added to the same capital letter used for the theme

Question 26

what meter is generally used for a twelve-bar blues?

Answer 26

duple

Question 27

What THREE harmonies appear in a standard twelve-bar blues?

Answer 27

I, IV, and V (tonic, predominant and dominant)

Question 28

How is contrast used in ternary form?

Answer 28

There is a contrasting middle section between the similar first and last sections.

Question 29

What kind of cadence is used to end each section of ternary form?

Answer 29

authentic cadence

Question 30

What name is ternary form also known by?

Answer 30

ABA form

Question 31

rondo form

Answer 31

a form made up of a multiple sections, one of which recurs

Question 32

how does rondo form differ from ternary form?

Answer 32

rondo form is less structured than tenury form and allows for more and different sections

Question 33

how long are the sections of a standard 32-bar form?

Answer 33

8 measures each

Question 34

What diagram is typically used to represent a 32-bar form

Answer 34

AABA

Question 35

fugue subject

Answer 35

a single theme developed using a counterpoint

Question 36

countersubject

Answer 36

a companion theme to the fugue subject

Question 37

imitation

Answer 37

the approximate repetition of a melodic idea a a different pitch level

Question 38

what musical texture best describes a fugue?

Answer 38

polyphony

Question 39

At either of what TWO intervals from an original subject does the second line of a fugue usually imitiate the subject?

Answer 39

a fifth higher, or a fourth lower

Question 40

what THREE main sections make up the sonata form

Answer 40

exposition, development, and reacapitualition

Question 41

how many major musical ideas are present in a sonatat?

Answer 41

2

Question 42

To what key does the sonata form usually modulate for the second idea

Answer 42

the dominant

Question 43

how does the exposition of a sonata form generally end?

Answer 43

a strong cadence in the dominant key

Question 44

Which section form is the most harmonically unstable?

Answer 44

the development

Question 45

how does the development of a sonata form generally end?

Answer 45

a half cadence in the dominant key

Question 46

How does the reacapitulation differ from the exposition in the sonata form

Answer 46

the second msuical idea does not modulate to the dominant key in the recapitulation

Question 47

movements

Answer 47

shorter, distinct pieces that make up a longer work

Question 48

what pattern of tempos usually appears in four-movemet, but not three-movement, sonata cycles?

Answer 48

a dance-like “minuet and trio” movement

Question 49

performance practice

Answer 49

a study of how music actually

Question 50

In a sound wave, what is the difference between compression and rarefaction?

Answer 50

A sound wave moving through the air causes pressure changes. Compression refers to the space where air pressure is increased, while rarefaction is the area where air pressure is decreased. One cycle of compression and rarefaction creates a complete sound wave.