Musical Theory

Question 1

The opposite of an augmented chord is this type of chord.

Answer 1

Diminished Chord

Question 2

This style of playing, meaning to do so in a smooth flowing manner, is the opposite of staccato.

Answer 2

Legato

Question 3

What Italian term, preceded in a two-word phrase by basso, is used in music to designate a bass part that is repeated throughout a section or composition while the upper parts change? The terms ground bass and division are often used synonymously.

Answer 3

Ostinato

Question 4

What is the term in music and acoustics for a series of frequencies that are integer multiples of a single frequency (termed the fundamental)? They can also be known as partials, and those above the fundamental are sometimes called overtones.

Answer 4

Harmonics

Question 5

What is the two-word term, a phrase from Italian that idiomatically means “from the beginning” and is often abbreviated “D.C.”, which indicates in musical notation that the previous section of music should be repeated?

Answer 5

De Capo

Question 6

Invented in 11th-century Italy, this system assigns syllables to each note of a scale

Answer 6

Solfège