Music History Ch 1

Question 1

lyre

Answer 1

string instrument where strings run parallel to soundboard, held by strap around player’s neck

Question 2

harp

Answer 2

plucked string instrument with a resonating soundbox, neck, and strings in a triangular shape. Strings are perpendicular to the neck

Question 3

genres

Answer 3

type or category of musical composition

Question 4

hymns

Answer 4

song to or in honor of a god, in the Christian tradition, song of praise sung to God

Question 5

diatonic

Answer 5

1) adjective describing tetrachord with 2 whole tones and a semitone

2) name for a scale with 5 whole tones and 2 semitones, where semitones are separated by 2 or 3 whole tones

Question 6

notation

Answer 6

system for writing down musical sounds or music

Question 7

aulos

Answer 7

ancient greek reed instrument, usually played in pairs

Question 8

kithara

Answer 8

ancient greek instrument- a large lyre

Question 9

monophonic

Answer 9

consisting of a single unaccompanied melodic line

Question 10

heterophonic

Answer 10

music were melody is performed by two or more parts, but slightly differ

Question 11

polyphonic

Answer 11

music consisting of 2 or more lines of independent melody

Question 12

harmonia

Answer 12

ancient greek term for
1) union of parts in orderly whole
2) interval
3) scale type
4) style of melody

Question 13

ethos

Answer 13

greek term for moral and ethical way of being

Question 14

notes

Answer 14

musical tone or symbol denoting a musical tone

Question 15

interval

Answer 15

distance in pitch between two notes

Question 16

scale

Answer 16

series of 3 or more pitches in ascending or descending order

Question 17

tetrachord

Answer 17

greek “four strings”
1) scale of 4 notes spanning a perfect 4th

Question 18

genus

Answer 18

latin “class”

Question 19

chromatic

Answer 19

tetrachord with a minor 3rd and 2 semitones

Question 20

enharmonic

Answer 20

tetrachord with major 3rd and 2 quarter tones

Question 21

conjunct

Answer 21

relationship between 2 tetrachords when bottom note of one is same as the top note of the other, or melody of steps

Question 22

disjunct

Answer 22

relationship between 2 tetrachords when bottom note of one is whole tone above the top note of the other, melody consisting of skips

Question 23

greater perfect system

Answer 23

system of tetrachords spanning 2 octaves

Question 24

species

Answer 24

order of whole tones and semitones within a perfect 4th, 5th, or octave

Question 25

tonoi

Answer 25

set of pitches within a certain range or region of the voice