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Rhythm and Melody
Harmony and Color
Texture and form
Favorite Facts
Favorite Tunes
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The term for the even pulse that divides the passing of musical time into equal segments.
What is Beat
100
This is the term for a unit of three or more pitches that sound at the same time.
What is a chord?
100
This texture consists of a single melody without accompaniment.
What is monophony?
100
The chemical composition in our brains is altered when we listen to music. True or false.
What is true?
100
Listening Example 1
What is Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
200
The term that describes placing an accent on a weak beat or between the beats.
What is syncopation?
200
This is the term referring to the level of volume at which sounds are produced.
What is dynamics?
200
This texture involves two or more simultaneously sounding lines.
What is polyphony?
200
This is a large musical ensemble of acoustic instruments, such as violins, trumpets, and flutes.
What is an orchestra?
200
Listening example 2
What is Strauss: Thus Spoke Zarathustra?
300
The term for the interval that comprises the first and eighth tones of the major and minor scales.
What is octave?
300
These are the Italian terms for loud and soft.
What are forte and piano?
300
This form is indicated by the letters ABACABA
What is Rondo form?
300
This is a type of music for orchestra that is divided into several movements, each possessing its own tempo and mood.
What is symphony?
300
Listening example 3
What is Brahms: Lullaby
400
This includes both clefs, and is for two-handed keyboard music with a large range.
What is the great (grand) staff?
400
This is the correct order of voices from highest to lowest.
What is soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass?
400
This form in indicated by the letters ABA, which refer to the three sections of a composition.
What is Ternary form?
400
True or false. Musicians use Italian words for musical dynamics because the terms were first used when Italian musicians dominated Western music.
What is true.
400
Listening example 4
What is Mozart: Twinkle, Twinkle Variations?
500
This provides the "gravitational field" that embodies both the scale of the melody and the strong pull of its tonic pitch.
What is tonality?
500
This type of chords add tension and anxiety to the music.
What are dissonant chords?
500
This form alters each successive repetition of the melody.
What is theme and variations?
500
Timbre is synonymous with this term.
What is color?
500
Listening Example 5
What is Pachelbel: Canon in D?