Deck 5: Music

Question 1

Describe one of the types of opera.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Explain the term "classical" as it pertains to music and describe its five characteristics, as they are noted in the "A Question of Style" feature.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Examine one of the various forms of classical, jazz, or popular music.

Answer 3

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Question 4

What are some of the properties of sound and rhythm?

Question 5

Which of the following would be defined as a group of movements loosely related and played in succession?

A)Sonata
B)Concerto
C)Suite
D)Cantata

Question 6

Which of the following would be defined as a very slow and broad tempo?
A)Grave

A)Largo
B)Andante
C)Vivace

Question 7

Define and explain the differences between solo concerto and concerto grosso.

Question 8

Which of the following would be defined as a very fast and lively tempo?

A)Lento
B)Adagio
C)Allegro
D)Vivace

Question 9

Pick two characteristics of musical texture to compare and contrast.

Question 10

Which of the following would be defined as a large-scale composition using a chorus, soloists, and an orchestra?

A)Cantata
B)Oratorio
C)Mass
D)Motet

Question 11

Which of the following would be defined as a slow tempo?

A)Andantino
B)Andante
C)Lento
D)Allegretto

Question 12

Of the following characteristics, which one is not a property of rhythm?

A)Tempo
B)Beat
C)Meter
D)Structure

Question 13

Characterize the fundamentals of melody or harmony.

Question 14

Which of the following would be defined as a large choral work for a chorus and/or solo voices?

A)Cantata
B)Mass
C)Suite
D)Oratorio

Question 15

Which of the following would be defined as a physical phenomenon measurable in vibrations per second?

A)Tone color
B)Duration
C)Pitch
D)Dynamics

Question 16

Define the term "symphony" and explain its internal sectional development.

Question 17

Which of the following would be defined as a composition for solo instruments with accompaniment?

A)Sonata
B)Concerto
C)Suite
D)Cantata

Question 18

Explain why some individuals claim that opera is the purest integration of the arts.

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of sound?

A)Melody
B)Harmony
C)Duration
D)Texture

Question 20

Which of the following is the way dynamics is measured in music?

A)Decibels
B)Amplitude
C)Vibrations per second
D)Rems

Question 21

Which of the following is not a property of texture?

A)Tonality
B)Monophony
C)Homophony
D)Polyphony

Question 22

Which of the following means a polyphonic development of several short themes?

A)Binary form
B)Ritornello
C)Variation form
D)Fugue

Question 23

Which of the following is defined as the text of an opera?

A)Aria
B)Recitative
C)Libretto
D)Verismo

Question 24

When two or more tones sound at the same time, we have _____.

A)consonance
B)harmony
C)progression
D)accord

Question 25

A _____ texture occurs when two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest are performed at the same time.

A)tonal
B)monophonic
C)homophonic
D)polyphonic

Question 26

Any organization of musical tones occurring one after another constitutes a _____.

A)polyphony
B)tempo
C)melody
D)conjunct

Question 27

Which of the following is not one of the three basic types of opera?
A)Opera buffa

A)Opera seria
B)Opera libretto
C)Operetta

Question 28

We have a _____ texture when there is only a single musical line without accompaniment.

A)tonal
B)monophonic
C)homophonic
D)polyphonic

Question 29

With what composer is the leitmotif best associated?

A)Mascagni
B)Leoncavallo
C)Wagner
D)Puccini

Question 30

Which of the following would be defined as a slow, leisurely tempo?

A)Largo
B)Adagio
C)Moderato
D)Allegro

Question 31

Composers use _____ as a way of articulating sections of a composition.

A)cadence
B)tonic
C)dissonance
D)melody

Question 32

Which of the following is a style of singing emphasizing the beauty of sound?

A)Verismo
B)Leitmotif
C)Bel canto
D)Segue

Question 33

In music, _____ has three characteristics: monophony, polyphony, and homophony.

A)melody
B)harmony
C)texture
D)atonality

Question 34

A _____ texture is characterized by chords accompanying one main melody.

A)tonal
B)monophonic
C)homophonic
D)polyphonic

Question 35

A central musical idea which may be restated and varies throughout a musical work is called a(n) _____.

A)disjunct
B)movement
C)allegro
D)theme