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Musical Instruments
Musical Elements
Diversity of the Voice
Medieval Music
Renaissance Music
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This string instrument is the smallest of the orchestral string instruments
What is the violin
100
The relative loudness and softness of music
What is dynamics
100
Vocables are often used in this kind of music
What is Native American Music
100
This musical texture is a single, unaccompanied melody
What is monophonic
100
This event led to the split in the Catholic Church
What is the Reformation
200
The flute belongs to this musical family
What is the woodwind family
200
The distance between highest and lowest possible pitch
What is range
200
Soprano, Alto, and Mezzo Soprano
What are the three ranges of the female voice
200
This musical texture is two or more equally important melodies sounding simultaneously
What is polyphonic
200
A Polyphonic choral work set to Latin text
What is Motet
300
The trombone belongs to this musical family
What is the brass family
300
The quality of a sound is
What is tone color
300
Everyday speech patterns, personal style of vocals, and moderate dynamics are elements of this type of vocal singing.
What is American Folk Song
300
This medieval piece of music is a sacred monophonic work
What is Gregorian Chant
300
This is the principal form of worship for the Catholic Church
What is the Mass
400
The timpani belongs to this musical family
What is the percussion family
400
Emphasis placed on a beat
What is accent
400
This type of vocal style requires many years of study and consistent tone quality.
What is coloratura soprano
400
Secular music is Religious in nature (True or False)
What is False
400
This composer was known for using a lot of imitation in his compositions
Who is Josquin
500
This percussion instrument is an indefinite pitch instrument (snare drum, xylophone, celeste, or timpani)
What is the snare drum
500
Emphasis placed on an unexpected note
What is syncopation
500
The Xhosa Culture created a unique style of singing referred to as
What is Overtone Singing
500
This type of music used instruments during the Medieval time period
What is Secular
500
This is the chief form of secular music in the Renaissance
What is the madrigal