Music 1010 Ch 3

Front 1

Simple meters ___________.

Back 1

divide each beat into two sub beats

Front 2

The smallest identifiable musical idea (often only a few notes in length) is:

Back 2

a motive

Front 3

Triple meter ___________.

Back 3

groups beats into groups of three beats (strong, then weak, then weak)

Front 4

Duple meter ___________.

Back 4

groups beats into groups of two beats (strong then weak)

Front 5

The technique of composing two independent melodic lines is called_______

Back 5

counterpoint

Front 6

The musical texture in which there are multiple melodies occurring at the same time

Back 6

polyphony

Front 7

The musical texture in which all voices sing the same rhythm at the same time

Back 7

homorhythm

Front 8

The compositional technique in which different voices take turns mimicking each other is called

Back 8

imitation

Front 9

A special kind of composition where all of the voices sing the same melody but they start at different times is called

Back 9

round

Front 10

The musical texture in which there is a single, prominent melody accompanied by a simple, chordal harmony is called______

Back 10

homophony

Front 11

The musical texture in which there is a single melody with no accompanying harmony is called______.

Back 11

monophony

Front 12

The concepts that constitute form are:

Back 12

repetition and contrast

Front 13

A musical sentence is a ______

Back 13

phrase

Front 14

The vertical width of a melody is called _____

Back 14

range

Front 15

Playing a melody upside down is______

Back 15

inversion

Front 16

Having no large skips or jumps is called______

Back 16

conjunct

Front 17

The general shape of a melody is called_______.

Back 17

Contour

Front 18

Musical punctuation is called

Back 18

Cadence

Front 19

A series of successive pitches perceived as a conceptual whole is called

Back 19

Melody

Front 20

Consisting mostly of large skips or jumps is called

Back 20

Disjunct

Front 21

Music is defined as "_________ _____ and _______ in ____?

Back 21

organized, sound, silence, time

Front 22

A device that clicks at a specified rate to indicate a precise tempo is called ______________.

Back 22

a metronome

Front 23

Compound meters ___________.

Back 23

divide each beat into three sub beats

Front 24

A seven-note scale, which, when used to compose music, often creates a moody, dark or foreboding feeling called ______

Back 24

minor

Front 25

Three or more notes played simultaneously or grouped together as a single harmonic unit called_______

Back 25

Chord

Front 26

Harmony that is tense or unstable called________.

Back 26

dissonance

Front 27

A five-note scale, used in many world cultures is called_____.

Back 27

Pentatonic

Front 28

A chord with exactly three notes, typically represented as a pair of stacked thirds called a _______

Back 28

Triad

Front 29

The release of harmonic tension that comes from changing one or more of the notes to create a more stable sonority is called________

Back 29

Resolution

Front 30

Harmony which is relaxed, lacks tension or is stable is called__________

Back 30

Consonance

Front 31

A seven-note scale, which, when used to compose music, often creates a warm, happy or bright feeling is called______

Back 31

Major

Front 32

The distance between any two pitches is called______

Back 32

Interval