Terms
What is melodic contour?
The direction of the notes that form the main tune.
What are the terms for "loud" and "quiet" in music?
forte and piano
Which form is AB?
Binary Form
Was her music monophonic or polyphonic?
Monophonic
Who is the father of ragtime?
Scott Joplin
What is the difference between the Treble Clef and the Bass Clef?
Treble clef: high voices or high instruments
Bass clef: low voices or low instruments
Which is softer?
mezzo-piano (mp) or mezzo-forte (mf)
mezzo-piano (mp)
What is the generic name for a 3-part form? (Starts with "T")
Ternary
What is musical improvisation?
Making up music on the spot / inventing music in the moment.
What is the grand staff?
Treble and Bass clef bracketed together
How does a composer indicate notes should be played short and bouncy AND what is the musical term for it?
little dots; staccato
Which Ternary form includes two themes in the first and last sections?
Sonata Form
Idee Fixe; the girl/his obsession with her
Place the following styles of jazz in the correct chronological order:
- Swing
- New Orleans
- Bebop
- Cool
- New Orleans
- Swing
- Bebop
- Cool
Describe consonance and dissonance
Consonance: notes together that sound pleasing to the western trained ear.
Dissonance: notes together which sound "bad" or uncomfortable to the western trained ear.
True or False: a slur indicates the music should be played legato
True
Why is the 1st section in sonata form called the "exposition"?
Name one famous aria by Mozart
The Queen of the Night's aria
Does all jazz have improvisation?
Yes
Name a musical ornament
trill; grace note, etc.
What does crescendo mean?
Draw a crescendo symbol on the board.
getting louder
What is strophic form? (think back to vocal music)
Same music repeating over and over with new verses (lyrics)
Who wrote "The Planets?"
Gustav Holst
Does all jazz have collective improvisation?
No
What is a score
Sheet music
Is it possible for two quarter rests to be slurred?
No
Describe Sonata Form using official names of sections as well as theme numbers.
Exposition (T1 & T2). repeats
Development (themes are developed)
Recapitulation (T1 and T2)
Which baroque composer has music in space?
J.S. Bach
What decade(s) was swing popular and why?
20s and 30s; prohibition; danceable