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,CHAPTER 1: Fundamental Musical Concepts and FormsMULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the highest pitch that we can hear, measured in cycles per second?
a. 10,000 Hz d. 50,000 Hz
b. 15,000 Hz e. 100,000 Hz
c. 20,000 Hz
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: p. 4
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Notes and Music: Pitched and Unpitched
MSC: Factual
2. Karlheinz Stockhausen composed a piece for string quartet with the addition of what nonmusical
element?
a. Wheel of Fortune d. airplane propeller
b. helicopter e. computer modem
c. typewriter
ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: p. 4
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Notes and Music: Pitched and Unpitched
MSC: Applied
3. What pitch does the oboe play as a reference pitch to which a symphony orchestra tunes?
a. 1,000 Hz d. 220 Hz
b. 880 Hz e. 440 Hz
c. 20,000 Hz
ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: p. 4
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Notes and Music: Pitched and Unpitched
MSC: Applied
4. A collection of several pitches arranged by letter name in ascending or descending order is called:
a. an interval d. a chord
b. a scale e. a sonority
c. a rhythm
ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: p. 5
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Up and Down: Pitch and Melody
MSC: Applied
5. A specific sequence of notes played in succession that make up a satisfying, memorable musical unit is
known as:
a. a melody d. an interval
b. a scale e. a song
c. a movement
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: p. 5
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Up and Down: Pitch and Melody
MSC: Factual
6. A conjunct interval is the distance between:
a. the soprano and alto voices in a chorus d. any two notes within an octave
b. any two pitches e. two adjacent pitches
, c. two pitches from the same scale
ANS: E DIF: Hard REF: p. 5
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Up and Down: Pitch and Melody
MSC: Applied
7. The interval between the notes A and C is a:
a. second d. fifth
b. third e. seventh
c. fourth
ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: p. 5
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Up and Down: Pitch and Melody
MSC: Applied
8. The sequence of events in musical time is called:
a. groove d. rhythm
b. pulse e. music
c. harmony
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: p. 5
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Time: Rhythm, Beat, and Meter
MSC: Factual
9. Which of the following has no meter?
a. The Rite of Spring d. serialism
b. salsa e. opera
c. Gregorian chant
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: p. 6
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Time: Rhythm, Beat, and Meter
MSC: Applied
10. The accented pulse that marks the beginning of each metrical grouping in a piece of music is referred
to as the:
a. pulse d. downbeat
b. root e. key
c. stress
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: p. 6
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Time: Rhythm, Beat, and Meter
MSC: Factual
11. The long-short pattern that characterizes the performance of the word “Happy” in the song “Happy
Birthday” is called:
a. inégal d. a hobbling rhythm
b. swing e. a dotted rhythm
c. a lo-sho
ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: p. 6
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Time: Rhythm, Beat, and Meter
MSC: Factual
12. Musical phrases of regular length were most common during which years?
a. 1000 and 1450 d. 1750 and 1900
b. 1450 and 1600 e. 1800 and 2000
, c. 1600 and 1750
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: p. 7
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Combining Pitch and Rhythm
MSC: Applied
13. In some specialized situations (such as a rondo or a sonata form), a piece’s main melody is called its:
a. theme d. main idea
b. subject e. motive
c. tune
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: p. 7
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Combining Pitch and Rhythm
MSC: Applied
14. A small melodic idea, such as the first four notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, is known as a:
a. theme d. subject
b. tune e. fragment
c. motive
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: p. 7
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Combining Pitch and Rhythm
MSC: Factual
15. Composers create harmonic drama through a succession of:
a. regular and irregular phrasing d. long and short motives
b. dissonance and consonance e. all of the above
c. duple and triple meters
ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: p. 7
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Harmony MSC: Applied
16. Through which of the following means can composers accurately define the tempo and mood of a
piece of music?
a. adding a metronome marking d. adding a description
b. adding a diminutive e. all of the above
c. adding a qualifier
ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: pp. 7–8
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Fast and Slow: Tempo
MSC: Factual
17. After speeding up or slowing down, a composer indicates that performers should return to the original
speed of the piece by writing:
a. più mosso d. rallentando
b. accelerando e. meno mosso
c. a tempo
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: p. 8
TOP: Some Basic Terms and Concepts about Sound: Fast and Slow: Tempo
MSC: Applied
18. If a composer wants performers to play very loud, what word does he or she write in the score?
a. piano d. crescendo
b. fortissimo e. pianissimo
c. mezzo forte
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