Music 105 - Understanding Music » Spring 2023 » Quiz 3 Introduction to Listening Part 2

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Question #1
Match each description with its term: A group of singers with two or more singers on each vocal part.
A.   mute
B.   contrast
C.   chorus
Question #2
Match each description with its term: This musical event provides a foil to familiar material, providing variety, novelty, excitement, and even musical conflict.
A.   mute
B.   chorus
C.   contrast
Question #3
Match each description with its term: Any device that muffles the sound of a musical instrument.
A.   trill
B.   binary form
C.   mute
Question #4
Match each description with its term: Musical form consisting of two contrasting, yet balanced and complementary, units (AB).
A.   repetition
B.   chorus
C.   binary form
Question #5
Match each description with its term: What is the correct term for a rapid alternation of two neighboring pitches?
A.   trill
B.   chorus
C.   repetition
Question #6
Match each description with its term: This compositional principle conveys an agreeable feeling of weight, balance, and symmetry, giving the listener a feeling of comfort and security.
A.   chorus
B.   repetition
C.   contrast
Question #7
The letters ABA are typically used to indicate the sections of a composition in __________ form.
A.   rounded binary
B.   triadic
C.   rondo
D.   ternary
E.   strophic
Question #8
Identify the correct order of voices, from highest to lowest.
A.   soprano, alto, bass, baritone, tenor
B.   alto, mezzo soprano, soprano, bass, tenor
C.   soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor,bass
D.   soprano, tenor, alto, bass, baritone
E.   mezzo soprano, soprano, tenor, baritone, bass
Question #9
Which answer best describes a "trill"?
A.   a sound with a definite, consistent pitch
B.   a musical tremor produced on a string instrument by repeating the same pitch with quick up and down strokes of the bow
C.   a distinctive motive that is sung or played in turn by each voice or instrumental line
D.   a chord consisting of three pitches and two intervals of a third
E.   a rapid alternation of two neighboring pitches
Question #10
The term "crescendo" describes a gradual increase in the volume of sound.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
Identify what is meant by the term "vibrato."
A.   the density and disposition of the musical lines that make up a musical composition
B.   a poetic unit of two or more lines with a consistent meter and rhyme scheme
C.   a musical tremor produced on a string instrument by repeating the same pitch with quick up and down strokes of the bow
D.   two or more voices or instrumental parts singing or playing the same pitch
E.   a slight and continual wobbling of the pitch produced on a string instrument or by the human voice
Question #12
The musical term for loud is:
A.   glissando
B.   strophic
C.   forte
D.   piano
E.   syncopation
Question #13
The process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them is called __________.
A.   color
B.   pizzicato
C.   glissando
D.   trill
E.   mute
Question #14
What is the name of the musical element that refers to the density and disposition of musical lines within a composition?
A.   counterpoint
B.   texture
C.   form
D.   modulation
E.   color
Question #15
What is the texture in which all the voices, or lines, move to new pitches at roughly the same time?
A.   polyphony
B.   monophony
C.   strophic
D.   homophony
E.   harmony
Question #16
The term referring to the level of volume at which sounds are produced is:
A.   ostinato
B.   crescendo
C.   dynamics
D.   texture
E.   homophony
Question #17
Which term consists of a single melody without accompaniment?
A.   consonant
B.   homophony
C.   counterpoint
D.   monophony
E.   timbre
Question #18
Which term is synonymous with "color"?
A.   timbre
B.   tremolo
C.   counterpoint
D.   glissando
E.   crescendo
Question #19
________ describes the harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines.
A.   cadenza
B.   syncopation
C.   counterpoint
D.   ostinato
E.   timbre
Question #20
The musical term that tells the musician to sing or play softly is:
A.   glissando
B.   crescendo
C.   ritard
D.   piano
E.   diminuendo
Question #21
Which musical form, illustrated by the pattern ABACA, consists of a musical refrain that alternates with contrasting music?
A.   strophic
B.   rondo
C.   theme and variations
D.   metric
E.   ternary
Question #22
Which voice category has a range that falls between the high and low male voice categories?
A.   mezzo tenor
B.   tenor
C.   alto
D.   baritone
E.   bass
Question #23
Which term refers to the distinct tone quality of sound?
A.   tempo
B.   texture
C.   color
D.   pizzicato

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