music chapters 5 and 6

A melody, whether sung or performed on an instrument, is often referred to as:
Select one:
a. an inversion.
b. a voice.
c. a round.

a voice

A round is based on the principle of ____________ where each voice enters in succession with the same melody.
Select one:
a. augmentation
b. imitation
c. inversion

imitation

A single-line texture is known as:
Select one:
a. homophony.
b. polyphony.
c. monophony

monophony

A texture in which a melody is combined with a second melody is called:
Select one:
a. homophonic.
b. monophonic.
c. polyphonic

polyphonic

A texture in which all voices move together in the same rhythm is called:
Select one:
a. homorhythmic.
b. polyphonic.
c. heterophonic.

a. homorhythmic.

A work that is comprised of a strictly imitative musical texture is called a:
Select one:
a. canon.
b. verse.
c. refrain

canon

Musical texture can best be compared to:

Select one:
a. the cross weave of a piece of fabric.
b. paint on a wall.
c. a brick wall.

a. the cross weave of a piece of fabric.

One person singing Happy Birthday with simple chords accompanying the melody produces aNo _________ texture.
Select one:
a. monophonic
b. imitative
c. homophonic

homophonic

Row, Row, Row Your Boat is an example of:
Select one:
a. monophony.
b. a round.
c. homophony.

a round

The compositional device of presenting a melodic idea in one voice, and then restating it in another voice, is called:
Select one:
a. augmentation.
b. imitation.
c. inversion

imitation

The interweaving of melody and harmony produces ____________ in music.
Select one:
a. texture
b. rhythm
c. ostinato

texture

The texture of a round is:
Select one:
a. monophonic.
b. homophonic.
c. polyphonic

polyphonic

Which of the following is NOT a part of the definition of homorhythm?
Select one:
a. The harmony does not move in synchronization with the melody.
b. If there is a text, the words are usually sounded together.
c. All the melodic lines move together in the same rhythm

a. The harmony does not move in synchronization with the melody.

Which of the following textures is based on counterpoint?
Select one:
a. monophony
b. polyphony
c. homophony

polyphony

A composition will always use one texture throughout.
Select one:
True
False

false

In a homophonic texture the harmony is heard as secondary to the melody.
Select one:
True
False

true

Monophonic texture is the simplest musical texture.
Select one:
True
False

true

Polyphonic texture is the most familiar texture to today’s listener.
Select one:
True
False

false

Polyphonic textures require more experienced listening than homophonic or monophonic textures.
Select one:
True
False

true

The earliest Western music that we know about was monophonic.
Select one:
True
False

true

A ___________can serve as the building block in the construction of a musical work.
Select one:
a. theme
b. sequence
c. variation

theme

A fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called a:
Select one:
a. countermelody.
b. movement.
c. motive

motive

A principle of form that is based on repeated alterations of a given melody (which is nonetheless still recognizable) is called:
Select one:
a. repetition.
b. contrast.
c. variation

variation

A short, repeated musical pattern used as a structural device in music is known as aNo:
Select one:
a. drone.
b. ostinato.
c. contour.

ostinato

In the national tune America, the phrases "Land where my fathers died" and "Land of the Pilgrim’s Pride" are in:
Select one:
a. ternary.
b. binary.
c. improvisation.
d. sequence

sequence

Independent parts of a large-scale work (a symphony, for example) are called:
Select one:
a. movements.
b. motives.
c. sequences.

movements

The English folk song Greensleeves is in what form?
Select one:
a. binary
b. ternary
c. through-composed

binary

The Shaker hymn Simple Gifts is in what form?
Select one:
a. binary
b. ternary
c. through-composed

ternary

Varying the melody, harmony, or rhythm of a theme is known as:

Select one:
a. ostinato.
b. ternary.
c. thematic development

thematic development

When a melodic idea is restated at a lower or higher pitch level, this is known as:
Select one:
a. ostinato.
b. sequence.
c. binary.
d. ternary

sequence

Which form features a statement of an idea, a contrasting idea, then a repetition of the first idea?
Select one:
a. binary
b. ternary
c. improvisation

ternary

In through-composed songs, music from previous stanzas is repeated.
Select one:
True
False

False

Movements in a large-scale musical work can be compared to chapters in a novel.
Select one:
True
False

true

Ostinato is particularly prevalent in blues, rock, and rap.
Select one:
True
False

true

Ternary form consists of a statement followed by a departure.
Select one:
True
False

false

The three most basic elements of form are repetition, contrast, and variation.

Select one:
True
False

true

Themes can be comprised of smaller units known as motives.
Select one:
True
False

true