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"Happy Birthday" is an example of a _______ text setting. |
syllabic |
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A song in which each syllable receives one note is called |
syllabic |
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A wordless melody on the vowel "ah" is an example of a technique called |
vocalise |
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Which of the following does NOT describe words without specific meanings in songs? |
refrain |
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Scat-singing is usually found in what style of music? |
jazz |
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Setting the word "falling" to a descending scale is an example of |
word painting |
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Sometimes a composer will collaborate with a ________ who writes the words of the song. |
lyricist |
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Which of the following describes words and music that recur after every stanza? |
refrain |
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Which of the following describes the setting of many notes to a syllable? |
melismatic |
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The word "song" refers to any piece of music. |
false |
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The word ________ means the language of the people. |
vernacular |
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement? |
Songs in English translation fit the musical line as well as the original words. |
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Much of Western sacred music is in Latin, while ________ music is often in the vernacular. |
secular |
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What is another word for "refrain"? |
chorus |
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What is another word for "stanza"? |
strophe |
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When a melody pictorializes a word it is called |
word painting |
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Which of the following terms describes religious or spiritual music? |
sacred |
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Which of the following terms does NOT describe the number of notes given to each syllable of text? |
strophic |
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_______ means a few notes set to each syllable of text. |
neumatic |
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_________ was the language of learning at medieval and Renaissance universities. |
Latin |
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