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MUSI 2730 Auburn University -MUSI 2730 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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MUSI 2730 Auburn University -MUSI 2730 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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MUSI 2730 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETESOLUTIONS
_________ describes a melody without any harmonic
accompaniment or other melodic lines. Correct Answer
monophony
1/2 step Correct Answer the smallest interval in most Western
music
12 equal parts (divisions of the octave) Correct Answer what
we use most of the time in western music
4 categories of instruments Correct Answer aerophones,
chordophones, idiophones, membranophones
4 types of form Correct Answer strophic, through composed,
binary, ternary
A _____ can be a building block in the construction of a musical
work. Correct Answer theme
A fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is
called a Correct Answer motive
A performance practice based on the concept of a singing leader
imitated by a chorus of followers is called Correct Answer
called and response
,A pianist playing a melody in the right hand while the left
sounds chords produces a _____ texture. Correct Answer
homophonic
A principle of form that is based on repeated alterations of a
given melody (which is still recognizable) is called Correct
Answer variation
A round is based on the principle of _______ where each voice
enters in succession with the same melody. Correct Answer
imitation
A short, repeated musical pattern used as a structural device is
known as a(n) Correct Answer ostinato
A single-line texture is known as Correct Answer monophony
A small vocal ensemble is known as a(n) Correct Answer choir
A tempo Correct Answer return to the original tempo
A texture in which two or more different melodic lines are
combined is called Correct Answer polyphonic
A type of homophony in which all voices move together in the
same rhythm is called Correct Answer homorythm
A woodwind quintet is unusual in that Correct Answer it
includes a brass instrument
, A work that is comprised of a strictly imitative musical texture
is called a Correct Answer canon
Accelerando Correct Answer gradually getting faster
Additive Rhythms Correct Answer Larger meter patterns are
built from combinations to equal more beats per measure
aerophone Correct Answer sound is created using air; wind
instruments and brass instruments
An individual part or line, even in instrumental music, is often
referred to as a(n) Correct Answer voice
An instrument that produces sound from a vibrating string is
called a(n) Correct Answer chordophone
beat Correct Answer the regular and recurrent pulsation that
divides music into equal units of time
Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
is a work based on a dance tune by which composer? Correct
Answer Purcell
Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
was written specifically to demonstrate Correct Answer
different timbres in the orchestra.
binary from Correct Answer AB
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