Musical Parameters

Question 1

melody

Answer 1

succession of pitches/intervals with rhythms to form a musical line (conjunct/disjunct/syllabic/melismatic)

Question 2

harmony

Answer 2

multiple pitches played simultaneously (constant/dissonant)

Question 3

texture

Answer 3

relationship of simultaneous musical lines

Question 4

timbre

Answer 4

character of tone color of sound

Question 5

form

Answer 5

way in which portions of music (movements/sections/phrases) are put together to make a piece

Question 6

articulation

Answer 6

additional info about nature of performance that cannot be conveyed in pitches/rhythms alone

Question 7

genre

Answer 7

name for distinctive class or category of composition

Question 8

(broad) rhythm

Answer 8

temporal organization of music relating to duration

Question 9

(specific) rhythm

Answer 9

relative long/short durations of specific passages of music

Question 10

meter

Answer 10

pattern of accented beats (organized nature)

Question 11

Melody takes place within…

Answer 11

a scale.

Question 12

scale

Answer 12

pitch pattern within an octave to travel from pitch to pitch

Question 13

octave

Answer 13

doubling of pitch frequency

Question 14

conjunct

Answer 14

no/very few leaps; stepwise

Question 15

disjunct

Answer 15

wide leaps

Question 16

syllabic

Answer 16

one note per syllable

Question 17

melismatic

Answer 17

multiple notes per syllable

Question 18

homophony

Answer 18

musical lines that enter at same time and have about same rhythm, creating successive chords

Question 19

Homophony can also be thought of as….

Answer 19

melody and accompaniment.

Question 20

decorated homophony

Answer 20

contains melodic and rhythmic embellishments of basic chordal structure

Question 21

non-imitative polyphony

Answer 21

independent musical lines that are unrelated

Question 22

imitative polyphony

Answer 22

each successive voice repeats if not literally, than recognizably; melodic figure stated by first voice

Question 22

Form is related to…

Answer 22

genre (still distinct).

Question 23

Form involves…

Answer 23

repetition and contrast.

Question 23

Large scale form involves…

Answer 23

entire piece.

Question 24

strophic form

Answer 24

multiple stanzas of text assigned to same music

Question 25

Four essential features of sound are…

Answer 25

frequency, amplitude, timbre, and duration.

Question 26

syncopation

Answer 26

temporary displacement of accent to a beat usually unaccented