Reading Quiz 5

Question 1

Which term refers to the shape, arrangement relationship, or organization of the various elements of a piece of music?

Answer 1

Form

Question 2

What is the term for a category or type of music, such as symphony, concerto, or opera?

Answer 2

Genre

Question 3

Elements of music such as rhythm, melody, and harmony are organized into musical form by means of

Answer 3

Repetition and contrast.

Question 4

Which of these is a central function of musical form

Answer 4

To extend music over a definite time span and hold the listener’s interest.

Question 5

The repetitions and contrasts that determine the musical form of a piece of music

Answer 5

Have an emotional effect on the listener

Question 6

A standardized pattern for organizing musical elements is called

Answer 6

Form

Question 7

The form diagram that represents a tune followed by a contrasting tune followed by a repetition of the first tune

Answer 7

A B A

Question 8

The form diagram that represents a tune followed by a contrasting tune followed by a repetition of the first tune with significant changes is

Answer 8

A B A’

Question 9

What are three aspects of a piece of music that can determine its genre?

Answer 9

Text, Function, and Performing forces

Question 10

Which is a genre?

Answer 10

String quartet

Question 11

A combination of distinctive rhythms, harmonies, and tone colors contributes to a composer’s

Answer 11

musical style

Question 12

Any composer’s style will have unique features as well as

Answer 12

Features that reflect the style of his or her historical period

Question 13

Benjamin Britten wrote The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra to teach listeners

Answer 13

To recognize the sounds of the various instruments of the orchestra

Question 14

The form of Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a

Answer 14

Set of variations on a theme.

Question 15

What skill is essential for a listener’s ability to discern musical form?

Question 16

Which of the following statements about musical form is the most accurate?

Answer 16

A form provides some fixed elements but allows composers possibilities within the details

Question 17

What is the main purpose of the Prelude chapters, which provide historical context for each time period covered in this book?

Answer 17

To suggest, where possible, correlations between musical style and culture

Question 18

Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra uses a tune written by which English composer?

Answer 18

Henry Purcell

Question 19

In Benjamin Britten’s The Youn Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, the use oof variation form is meant to

Answer 19

Show off a catalogue of instrumental sounds and endlessly varied moods.