Music Section 1 Flashcards
1
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Musicians in the US typically tune to
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440 Hz
2
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According to the Sachs-Hornbostel classification system, the trumptet is an
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aerophone
3
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On which of the following topics is an ethnomusicologist MOST likely to write?
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A comparison between Indian and European musical styles
4
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Which instruments are members of the brass family?
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Bugle, Baritone, Tuba
5
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Timpani belong to the same instrument family as the
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snare drum
6
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A song in the “musique concrete” style will MOST likely include
A
tape recordings
7
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What is the frequency of A2 on the piano?
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110 Hz
8
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On a piano, a whole step is the distance between
A
every other key
9
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assume an alto clef. Which pitch does the center line represent?
A
D
10
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Which line represents the G pitch in an alto clef?
A
second line from the bottom
11
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“Clef” comes from the French word for?
A
Key
12
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Which term describes the lowest pitch of an overtone series?
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Fundamental
13
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The white keys on a piano are usually called?
A
Natural keys
14
Q
How does a musician play a theremin?
A
disturbing an electrical field
15
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Which of the following instruments is NOT an idiophone?
A
wood block
16
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What is the dominant tuning system in Western music?
A
equal temperament
17
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Which scale includes all pitches in an octave sorted in ascending order?
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Chromatic
18
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What is the relationship between A-sharp and B-flat?
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Enharmonic
19
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Which of the following intervals is a perfect fifth?
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C to G
20
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Which scale degree is known as the leading tone?
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7
21
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Which of the following intervals is the largest?
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TT (Tritone interval consists of 6 half steps - the perfect fourth interval P4 only has 5 half steps)
22
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How many half steps does an M6 interval contain?
A
9
23
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Which term describes the fifth scale degree of a major scale?
A
dominant
24
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How is a melodic interval structured?
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One pitch occurs before another
25
Assume a major scale. What is the interval pattern between scale degrees 1-4?
M2-M2-m2
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What is the second pitch in an A major scale?
B
27
Which of the following statements MUST be true if a scale is major?
^7-^8 is a half-step interval
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Which scale is MOST common in Western music?
C major
29
Which of the following intervals is the Smallest?
G-flat to B-flat
30
How many half steps does an aug4 interval contain?
6
31
All minor scales will include
lowered third scale degree
32
What is a key difference between the natural minor and major scales?
The natural minor scale does not include a leading tone
33
Which keys are relative to each other?
C minor and E-flat major
34
Two keys are parallel if they
begin on the same tonic pitch
35
Which scale degrees can be lowered in a blues scale?
3
36
A scale with blues inflection will combine elements from
major and minor scales
37
If a composer wants to transpose a melody, they will
change the key
38
A true statement regarding contour
"The melody moves pretty smoothly"
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Disjunct melodies will usually include intervals larger than a(n)
major second
40
Which vocal part performs MOST comfortably at a high range?
Soprano
41
The term tessitura is MOST often applied to
Vocal music
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What part has the Lowest range (soprano, alto, tenor, bass, countertenor)?
Bass
43
A natural minor scale will include a half step between scale degrees
5 and 6
44
What interval is a half step in a harmonic minor scale?
^6-^7 ; ^5-^6 ; ^1-^2 ; ^3-^4 ; ^7-^1
^7-^1 - harmonic minor scale will include a half step interval between 7-1 but not between 1-7
45
If a musician says that a song is "in the key of E" , they mean
the tonic pitch is E
46
What scale degree helps determine if a scale is major or minor? (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)
3
47
How many key signatures are possible in common practice tonality?
15
48
How many key signatures are possible in common practice tonality?
2 sharps
49
What is the relative minor key of G-flat major?
E-flat minor
50
Assume a key signature has two sharps. What is the resulting major key if two sharps are added to it?
E major
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What is the relative major key of C minor?
E-flat major
52
Assume an E-flat major key signature. What is the resulting key signature if one flat is added to it?
A-flat major
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Major scale patterns are based on
whole and half steps
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Which pitch or pitches are raised in a G major scale?
a) F, C b) F, C, G, D, A
c) F, C, G d) F
e) F, C, G, D
F
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An A-flat major key signature includes
Four flats
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What pitch or pitches are lowered in a D-flat major scale?
B, E, A, D, G
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What key is the relative minor of C major?
A minor
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How many major and minor scales exist in common practice tonality?
30
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What keys have the same key signature?
a) C major; G-sharp minor
b) A major; A-flat minor
c) B major; G-sharp minor
d) E-flat major; E-flat minor
e) D-flat major; A minor
c) B major; G-sharp minor
60
The dominant seventh chord includes a fourth pitch to
intesify its pull to the tonic
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What is the composition of the dominant seventh chord?
5-7-2-4
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What interval is between the second note from the bottom and the top note of the dominant seventh chord?
tritone
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How can a composer increase the complexity of a work's harmony?
modulating the key
64
Who stated that music needed to "free" dissonance?
Arnold Schoenberg
65
What composer specialized in twelve-tone techniques?
Anton Webern
66
If a composer uses a non-functional harmony, the the song will specifically NOT
resolve chromatic chords
67
What technique produces polytonality?
Two different keys are performed simultaneously
68
Which of the following scales is unusual?
a) octatonic
b) melodic minor
c) major
d) harmonic minor
e) natural minor
Octatonic
69
What musical technique did Claude Debussy use extensively?
non-functional harmonies
70
Luigi Russolo was BEST known for
developing a categorization scheme for "noises
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When was the twelve-tone method first developed?
1920s
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How many pitches does a tone row hold?
12
73
Serial techniques increased in popularity after?
World War II
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What is the interval between the top note and the second pitch from the top pitch in a dominant seventh chord?
m3
75
The process of arrangement will result in
individual instrumental parts
76
How many types of textures exist in Western music?
Four
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Monophony will NOT include
harmony
78
What is a good example that demonstrates unison?
Multiple instruments playing the same melody at the same time
79
What musical style is MOST likely to employ heterophony?
Jazz
80
What instrument plays the accompaniment in "the Liberty Song"?
harpsichord
81
Assume a song has a single melody and instruments play the melody at staggered intervals. The texture will be
Imitative polyphony
82
An instrument's timbre is also known as its
Tone color
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How does a mute affect an instrument's sound?
softening its volume
84
What musical term is an ornament?
a) coda b) trill
c) cadence d) da capo
e)bel canto
Trill
85
How is a decrescendo annotated in music notation?
a V rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise
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What articulation results in smooth connections between notes?
legato
87
Which instrument can perform pizzicatos?
a) trumpet b) timpani
c) violin d) snare drum
e) wood block
Violin
88
The term piano means
quietly
89
A diminuendo means a musician should
decrease the dynamic level
90
Compared to the original melody, a sequence will
change the pitch level
91
What diagram depicts a strophic song?
AAAA
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What term refers to the mark used to denote a variation
Prime
93
What key is a traditional favorite of the twelve-bar blues
B-flat major
94
The FIRST measure in the twelve-bar blues uses
I
95
An AABA diagram depicts
32-bar form
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What diagram BEST depicts rondo form?
ABACA
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What is the SIMPLEST form using contrast
ternary form
98
The LAST movement in a multi-movement word will use
sonata form
99
What diagram shows "song form"
AABA
100
Ternary form is also known a
ABA form
101
Before 1950, improvisation based on repetition was most common in
Soul music
102
The fifth measure of the twelve-bar blues will use the
dominant chord
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What measure in the twelve-bar blues introduces the dominant seventh chord?
9
104
The LAST measure in the twelve-bar blues rests on the
tonic chord
105
Regular singing refers to
musical literacy
106
Reverend Symmes would MOST likely agree that individuals should
learn to read music
107
Where was "An Introduction to the Art of Singing by Note" published?
Boston
108
Who authored "The Grounds and Rules of Musick, Explained; or, An Introduction to the Art of Singing by Note?"
Thomas Walter
109
How many tunes are in the fifth edition of "An Introduction to the Art of Singing?"
37
110
What sect established the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritans
111
The "Bay Psalm Book" was FIRST published as
Teh Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully translated into English Metre
112
What fact BEST supports the idea that musical literacy in the American colonies decreased in the seventeenth century?
Psalmody used a small number of meters
113
A precentor MOST likely possesses a
strong voice
114
Thomas Walter's observations commented on the impact regarding
lining-out practices
115
Who was a leading opponent of the "Usual Way"?
Thomas Symmes
116
How many copies of the Bay Psalm Book were published in 1640?
1700
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How many melodies are in the appendix of the ninth version of the Bay Psalm Book?
13
118
The "Usual Way" is another phrase for
lining-out
119
Scholars believe that "100 Psalm Tune New" is MOST notable for
being the first original tune written in the colonies
120
Humans can hear frequencies between
20 and 20,000 Hz
121
How does a musician produce sound on an idiophone
striking its body
122
Which instrument is a member of the woodwind family?
a) piano b) organ
c) trumpet d) viola
e) oboe
Oboe
123
What is the SMALLEST interval in Western music
half step
124
Assume a song uses a tenor clef. What pitch does the bottom line of the staff represent?
A
125
What characteristic applies to major scales
The seventh scale degree is called the leading tone
126
What interval is a half step in a melodic minor scale?
^7-^1
127
Which interval is the LARGEST?
a) B to G
b) D to B
c) C to G-flat
d) E-flat to G
e) B to F
D to B
128
Assume an E major scale. What is the second scale degree?
F-sharp
129
What is the range of a viola?
C3 to E6
130
If a composer wants to write a song with a slow tempo, they would MOST likely use
Lento
131
An anacrusis would MOST likely occur
before the downbeat
132
If a song is written in 4-4 time, which selection is equal to two measures?
sixteen eighth notes
133
"Cut-time" is indicated by the time signature
2-2
134
What does a "6" by a chord indicate?
It is in first inversion
135
What is the relative minor scale of B-flat major?
G minor
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Assume a major key signature has four sharps. What is the resulting key signature?
E major
137
What key signature represents E-flat minor?
6 flats
138
Assume a D major scale. What is the ii triad?
E, G, B
139
What triad is known as the MOST stable chord in a key?
tonic
140
What is the MOST natural-sounding chord progressions within a key?
a chain of descending fifths
141
Assume a dominant seventh chord. What is the interval between the root and third?
M3
142
Modal mixture will usually occur between
parallel keys
143
What composer favored the use of non-functional harmonies?
Igor Stravinsky
144
An example that BEST demonstrates homophony?
A song with a melody and harmony
145
How is a staccato marked?
dot under a pitch
146
Articulation is the way a musician can?
start a pitch
147
A musician who sees the indication diminuendo should
decrease the dynamic level
148
The full name of the piano refers to its ability to
play soft and loud volumes
149
A motive is BEST defined as
Identifiable musical idea
150
Which dynamic marking is the SOFTEST?
a) ppp b) mf
c) mp d) p
e) pp
ppp
151
How can a composer create a sequence?
By changing the pitch level of a melody
152
How is a slur tongued on a wind instrument?
tah-ah tot
153
What form is known as "song form"?
32-bar form
154
How does the development portion of a song using sonata form end?
half cadence on the dominant chord
155
Assume a song is diagrammed as ABA. This song uses
ternary form
156
What diagram BEST indicates theme and variations?
A A' A"
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What tempo indicator would MOST likely accompany a song using the twelve-bar blues?
Moderato
158
The first measure of the twelve-bar blues uses the
tonic harmony
159
What is the frequency of A4 on a piano?
440 Hz
160
The celesta belongs to the same instrument family as the
harpsichord
161
Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel developed a scheme to
Categorize instruments based on how they produce sound
162
What instrument requires electricity to operate?
Theremin
163
Where did musique concrete FIRST develop?
Paris
164
How many lines are on a single staff?
5
165
What interval is a major third?
a) E to F-sharp
b) C to F
c) E-flat to G
d) E-flat to D-flat
e) C to C
E-flat to G
166
Which interval is included in ALL minor scales between scale degrees one and three?
minor third
167
What pitch can be lowered in a blues scale?
7
168
Assume a musician sees the subito ritardando instruction. They should
suddenly decrease the tempo
