TEST 1 REVIEW Flashcards
The Star Spangled Banner
describes:
- wavelike contour
- wide range
does not describe:
- descending contour
- narrow range
La Marseillaise
describes:
- wavelike contour
- wide range
does not describe:
- descending contour
- narrow range
Amazing grace has how many phrases marked by cadences?
4
A melodic phrase ends in a resting place, or cadence. A cadence punctuates the music the same way that a comma or period punctuates a sentence.
An interval is the distance between two pitches. A melody that moves by small intervals is described as conjunct, and a melody that moves by large intervals is described as disjunct
The number of beats in a measure determines
meter
The first accented beat of each metric pattern is known as the onbeat
FALSE
In triple meter, the accent is typically on the first beat
TRUE
The Imperial March from the Empire Strikes Back
duple
Bernstein, Tonight
duple (or quadruple)
Consonance creates a sense of suspense that is only resolved with dissonance
FALSE
What is the term for three or more tones sounded together?
chord
Haydn, Symphony No. 94 Surprise, II
consonant
Handel Messiah, Halleujah
completely consonant
Create a C major scale by dragging the syllable to its corresponding note on the keyboard
do re mi fa sol la ti do
What is the term for an interval smaller than a step?
half step
In this example, the entire excerpt is in a major key: Travener, Hymns to the Mother of God
FALSE
This excerpt is an example of which kind of tonality? Battle Hymn
major
Which term describes the scale used in this excerpt? Haydn, Symphony No. 94
major
In this example, the solo soprano sings the main melody while the piano provides the harmonic accompaniment. This is an example of a homophonic texture.
In this example, there are multiple melodic lines, each set against the other and each having equal importance. This is an example of a polyphonic texture.
In this example, there is a single melody with no accompaniment. This is an example of a monophonic texture.
Which form features a statement of an idea, a contrasting idea, and then a repetition of the first idea?
ternary
The direct opposite of strophic form is through-composed form.
TRUE
A-B
binary
A-B-A
ternary
Which of the following indicates a fast tempo?
vivace
indicates gradual change in tempo:
- accelerando
- ritardando
does not:
- andante
- presto
- allegro
Beethoven, Ode of Joy
begins piano and suddenly becomes fortissimo
Faure: Libera Me, from Requiem
very slow
Listen to the second movement of Haydn’s Surprise Symphony and determine why the work is nicknamed “surprise.” Haydn: Symphony No. 94, II
the unexpected loud chord
What is the term for a song in which the music is repeated for each stanza of the poem?
strophic
describes number of notes per syllable:
- syllabic
- melismatic
- neumatic
does not:
- strophic
- secular
Simple Gifts
mostly syllabic
Hildegard: Kyrie, excerpt
melismatic
Match each musical selection to the term that describes the text-setting that you hear in the example
- melismatic: Hildegard: Kyrie
- syllabic:
America
Beethoven: Ode to Joy - neumatic
Amazing Grace
What is the term for the property of sound that gives instruments and voices their unique tone color?
timbre
Which of the following indicate female vocal ranges? Which indicate male vocal ranges?
female voice type:
- alto
- soprano
- mezzo-soprano
male voice type:
- baritone
- tenor
Match the following instruments to their classifications
membranophone:
- tabla
aeropone:
- flute
- bagpipe
- whistle
chordophone:
- guitar
- violin
idiophone:
- steel drums
Flutes, whistles, and bagpipes fall into what instrument classification?
aerophones
What is the classification of an instrument that makes sound from the substance itself?
idiophone
Los Jilacitas
group heard in example:
- aerophone
- membranophone
group not heard:
- idiophone
- chordophone
Mikor a penze elfogyott
chordophone
In this excerpt, which instruments are most prominent? Which are not? Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries
prominent:
- trumpets
- violins
not prominent:
- xylophone
- snare drum
Which of the following instrument groups are heard in this mariachi ensemble? Which are not? El Cihualteco
heard in excerpt:
- strings
- bass
not heard:
- woodwinds
- percussion
All string family instruments are chordophones. The harp and guitar are plucked-string instruments, while violins, violas, cellos and basses are generally played with a bow
Which of the following instruments belong to the brass family?
- trombone
- tuba
- french horn
- trumpet
The term arpeggio, meaning “broken chord,” is derived from the name of what instrument?
harp
In this example, each member of the woodwind family is featured. In what order are they featured? Britten, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
- flutes
- oboes
- clarinets
- bassoons
In this example, each member of the brass family is featured. In what order are they featured? Britten, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
- french horns
- trumpets
- trombones/tuba
What is a small, specialized vocal ensemble called?
choir
Which of the following describes a piece performed a cappella?
it is performed without instrumental accompaniment
Which of the following instruments are typically found in an orchestra? Which are not?
typical orchestral instrument:
- clarinets
- cellos
- timpani
not:
- synthesizer
- guitar
Let’s compare two commonly heard ensembles—the orchestra and the concert band—to see if you can hear the differences in sonority. Listen to the two examples. Which of the works is performed by an orchestra?
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
Which of the following terms describes the ensemble heard in this example? Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
orchestra
Which of the following terms describes the ensemble heard in this example? Hildegard: Kyrie
women’s chorus
genre describes a musical form
FALSE
which of the following is a genre? which is not?
genre:
- symphony
- song
not:
- jazz band
- chamber choir
what is the term for music that is composed for religious purposes?
sacred
what terms represent the functions of music? which do not?
function of music:
- secular
- sacred
not:
- style
- song
- genre
what term describes the characteristic way a musical piece is presented and the creator’s personal manner of expression?
style
put the following historical style periods in chronological order
- middle ages
- renaissance
- baroque
- classical
- romantic
A knowledge of historical styles helps put a musical work in the context of its creation.
Listen to these orchestral works composed in different eras—the Classical period and the twentieth century—to see if you can identify the elements that make them sound different.
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 (Military)
- consistent orchestral sound
- melody prominent
- predominantly consonant
- regular, duple meter
- moderate-ranging lines
Messiaen: Turangalila
- highly dissonant
- changing instrumental timbres
- irregular or mixed meter
- wide-ranging lines
- melody sometimes obscured
