Deck 1: Sound: The Materials of Music

Question 1

The sitar heard in Rag Des is an example of a(n):

A)aerophone.
B)chordophone.
C)electrophone.
D)idiophone.
E)membranophone.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A recurring stanza of text and music that separates verses of a strophic song is called a:

A)range.
B)refrain.
C)register.
D)rhythm.
E)None of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Musicians often create music through the process of:

A)form.
B)structure.
C)texture.
D)composition.
E)None of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Using the Sachs-Hornbostel classification system,you would distinguish a harp from a zither according to:

A)size.
B)shape.
C)weight.
D)mass.
E)material.

Question 5

A group of people singing Happy Birthday is an example of:

A)biphony.
B)monophony.
C)polyphony.
D)polyrhythm.
E)heterophony.

Question 6

According to the Sachs-Hornbostel system of classifying musical instruments,gongs and cymbals are called:

A)aerophones.
B)chordophones.
C)electrophones.
D)idiophones.
E)membranophones.

Question 7

The musical structure in which each verse or strophe of text is sung to the same melody is called:

A)monophonic texture.
B)homophonic texture.
C)strophic form.
D)sama'i form.
E)fugal form.

Question 8

The durational aspects of music include all of the following things EXCEPT:

A)meter.
B)measure.
C)rhythm.
D)scale.
E)tempo.

Question 9

Sounds seem high or low to us because of their:

A)quality.
B)intensity.
C)duration.
D)pitch.
E)texture.

Question 10

A melody that moves stepwise using small intervals is best described as:

A)conjunct.
B)disjunct.
C)irregular.
D)static.
E)wide.

Question 11

A set of pitches arranged in order of ascent and descent is called a (n):

A)interval.
B)melody.
C)range.
D)register.
E)scale.

Question 12

Music is the deliberate organization of all the following characteristics of sound EXCEPT:

A)duration.
B)intensity.
C)setting.
D)quality.
E)pitch.

Question 13

A distinctive pattern of pitches organized into a beginning,middle,and end is called a (n):

A)interval.
B)melody.
C)range.
D)register.
E)rhythm.

Question 14

Marches are examples of music that uses:

A)free rhythm.
B)duple meter.
C)triple meter.
D)irregular meter.
E)asymmetrical meter.

Question 15

The study of musical instruments is called:

A)morphology.
B)organology.
C)phonology.
D)philology.
E)acoustics.

Question 16

According to the Sachs-Hornbostel system,flutes and horns are called:

A)aerophones.
B)chordophones.
C)electrophones.
D)idiophones.
E)membranophones.

Question 17

The distance between the lowest and highest pitches that can be sung by a voice or played by an instrument is called:

A)ascent.
B)descent.
C)range.
D)vibrato.
E)texture.

Question 18

We can tap our feet to music when it has a regular pulse,known as a:

A)beat.
B)frequency.
C)measure.
D)meter.
E)rhythm.

Question 19

Sounds seem loud or soft to us because of their:

A)quality.
B)intensity.
C)duration.
D)pitch.
E)texture.

Question 20

The quality of a musical sound results from the:

A)frequency of the vibration of a string or air column.
B)pattern of stressed and unstressed beats.
C)loudness or softness of an instrument.
D)range of pitches used in the melody.
E)harmonic series or overtones.

Question 21

The term ________ refers to patterns that arise from different combinations of beats,or to the general temporal organization of music.

Question 22

The speed or pace of music is called rhythm.

Question 23

Musical form is created by the grouping of stressed and unstressed beats into regular patterns.

Question 24

Melodies can be decorated by adding ________,including trills,gracings,and slides.

Question 25

Like speech,melodies may be divided into ________ that allow a singer to breathe or a player to pause.

Question 26

In the Sachs-Hornbostel classification system,a harp and a sitar would be classified as ________.

Question 27

Barbershop quartets usually sing in heterophony.

Question 28

Music for a waltz is set in quadruple meter.

Question 29

Musicians may vary the intensity of music depending on the music's setting and function.

Question 30

All musical performances incorporate at least some degree of creativity.

Question 31

The Sachs-Hornbostel system was developed to categorize and compare instruments collected from around the world.

Question 32

Vibrato occurs when a voice or instrument sustains a pitch without alteration.

Question 33

In the Sachs-Hornbostel system,a synthesizer and an electric guitar would be classified as ________.

Question 34

Some music has free rhythm because it is organized around a regular pulse or beat.

Question 35

Khoomii singing is an example of biphonic texture.

Question 36

Creating an accent on an unexpected beat is called syncopation.

Question 37

In the Sachs-Hornbostel system of classifying musical instruments,gongs and bells are called ________ because the material of which the instrument is made vibrates.

Question 38

A singer produces a nasal vocal quality by using the sinuses and mask of the face as sound resonators.

Question 39

A carillon is an example of a membranophone.

Question 40

We rarely experience absolute silence,because of the sounds made by our bodies.

Question 41

Match each item to the correct description below.a.raspy
b.membranophone
c.conjunct motion
d.zither
e.homophony
Melodic movement by steps of small intervals

Question 42

Meter subdivides music into groupings of two,three,or four beats;each grouping is called a ________.

Question 43

Explain the different ways that the voice can be used to create varied sounds.

Question 44

Contrasting rhythms that are performed at the same time are known as ________.

Question 45

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.a.lyre
b.falsetto
c.heterophony
d.aerophone
e.disjunct motion
The male head voice

Question 46

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.a.lyre
b.falsetto
c.heterophony
d.aerophone
e.disjunct motion
Melodic movement by leaps of large intervals

Question 47

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.a.lyre
b.falsetto
c.heterophony
d.aerophone
e.disjunct motion
A wind instrument

Question 48

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.a.lyre
b.falsetto
c.heterophony
d.aerophone
e.disjunct motion
A string instrument with two arms and a crossbar

Question 49

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.a.lyre
b.falsetto
c.heterophony
d.aerophone
e.disjunct motion
A musical texture that is created when several voices or instruments perform similar but slightly different melodies at the same time

Question 50

The use of preexisting musical patterns and styles enables musicians to create music through ________,composing music as they perform it.

Question 51

Match each item to the correct description below.a.raspy
b.membranophone
c.conjunct motion
d.zither
e.homophony
A musical texture that is created when a melody is supported by other vocal or instrumental parts that move at the same rhythm but on different pitches

Question 52

Explain how the Middle Eastern Sama'i Bayyati demonstrates the deliberate organization of sound using characteristics such as quality,pitch,duration,and form.

Question 53

Match each item to the correct description below.a.raspy
b.membranophone
c.conjunct motion
d.zither
e.homophony
A drum

Question 54

Match each item to the correct description below.a.raspy
b.membranophone
c.conjunct motion
d.zither
e.homophony
A rough or gruff vocal quality

Question 55

A bagpipe playing a drone and a melody at the same time is an example of ________ texture.

Question 56

Match each item to the correct description below.a.raspy
b.membranophone
c.conjunct motion
d.zither
e.homophony
A flat-bodied,plucked string instrument