Los Angeles Mission College » Music » Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2021

Question #1

A principle of form that is based on repeated alterations of a given melody (but still recognizable) is called:

A. repetition

B. variation

C. contrast

Question #2

Which form features a statement of an idea, a contrasting idea, then a repetition of the first idea?

A. ternary

B. binary

C. improvisation

Question #3

A ___________can serve as the building block in the construction of a musical work.

A. theme

B. theme

C. variation

Question #4

A fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called a:

A. motive

B. countermelody

C. movement

Question #5

A performance practice based on the concept of a singing leader imitated by a chorus of followers is called:

A. call and response

B. ostinato

C. thematic development

Question #6

Independent parts of a large-scale work (a symphony, for example) are called:

A. sequences

B. movements

C. motives

Question #7

A short, repeated musical pattern used as a structural device in music is known as a(n):

A. drone

B. drone

C. ostinato

Question #8

The two most basic elements of form are repetition and contrast.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #9

Even when a performer improvises, the basic elements of repetition, contrast, and variation can be heard.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE