Music 306 Test 3

Front 1

3 Modern Era Musicians

Back 1

1. Copeland
2. Beirnstein
3. Debussy

Front 2

The distance in pitch between two notes sounded consecutively. Melodies contain a succession of these

Back 2

Intervals

Front 3

A childs singing voice is ______________ and _____________ in tone.

Back 3

light and clear

Front 4

what are the 4 major families of instruments in a symphony orchestra

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1. strings
2. percussion
3. woodwinds
4. brass

Front 5

what are 4 basic instruments in the string family

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1. violin
2. cello
3. viola
4. double bass
and (harp)

Front 6

The smaller the instrument the _______ the pitch.

Back 6

higher

Front 7

What are the 4 major instruments of the brass family?

Back 7

1. trumpet
2. trumbone
3. french horn
4. tuba

Front 8

All instruments in the brass family have VALVES to change the PITCH except for the _______________.

Back 8

Trombone- instead of valves, the slide is pushed out or pulled in

Front 9

The woodwind family contains which seven members?

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1. piccolo
2. flute
3. clarinet
4. oboe
5. english horn
6. bassoon
7. contrabassoon

Front 10

the woodwind family is divided into which 3 groups

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1. single-reed
2. double- reed
3. no-reed

Front 11

Different sounds are produced by the woodwind family by _____________.

Back 11

opening or closing holes

Front 12

the smallest/highest of the woodwind family is the __________.

Back 12

piccolo

Front 13

Any surface that is struck is considered to be ___________-.

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percussive (a percussion instrument)

Front 14

Percussion instruments can be categorized as having ______ or ____________.

Back 14

definite or indefinite pitch

Front 15

Examples of some percussion instruments found in the orchestra are:

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1. bass drum
2. chimes/tubular bells
3. snare drum
4. cymbals
5. triangle
6. piano

Front 16

Name 3 composers during the Romantic era

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1. Chopin
2. Brahms
3. Schoebert
(Beethoven's later music)

Front 17

Name 2 classical era composers:

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1. Mozart
2. Hayden
(Beethoven's early music)

Front 18

What was the style of music in the classic era?

Back 18

simple, cool, controlled
refined; looked for symmetry

Front 19

Name 2 primary composers during the Baroque period:

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1. Bach
2. Handel

Front 20

What was the music like in the baroque period?

Back 20

loud and massive

Front 21

Who was the primary composer (Italian) during the Renaissance?

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Palestrina

Front 22

What is the order of the musical periods in history? (7)

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1. Ancient
2. Medieval
3. Renaissance
4. Baroque
5. Classic
6. Romantic
7. Modern

Front 23

A succession of chords that support a melody

Back 23

homophonic texture
(chordal)

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when two or more independent melodic lines sound simultaneously causing harmony to result.
means "many voices"

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polyphonic texture
(imitative)

Front 25

Music that consists of a single, unaccompanied melodic line
means "one voice"

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monophonic texture

Front 26

What are the three musical textures?

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1.Monophonic texture
2. Polyphonic texture
3. Homophonic texture

Front 27

A passage added to the interior of a composition; it connects one section to another more smoothly than would occur if it were absent

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interlude

Front 28

a passage added to the last major section of a form

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coda

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passage that occurs before the major sections of a form. It may be used to set the tempo, mood, or key of the musical work

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introduction

Front 30

What are the 4 criteria for determining the number of phrases?

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1. Phrases are usually 4 measures long
2. They are generally consistent
3. They often begin alike
4. Phrases usually end with a rest or a held note

Front 31

What are the 6 types of forms?

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1. one part form- A
2. binary form- AB
3. Ternary form- ABA
4. Rondeau- ABACABA
5. Immitative- 1.-----
2---------
6. Theme and variations- a1 a2 a3

Front 32

Phrases are usually _____ measures in length.

Back 32

4

Front 33

a musical line that contains a coherent grouping of pitches, similar to a sentence that contains a coherent grouping of words

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phrase

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a chord containing four pitches

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seventh chord

Front 35

what the names of all 7 chords?

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I. tonic
II. super tonic
III. Mediant
IV. subdominant
V. dominant
VI. submediant
VII. leading tone

Front 36

What is the name for the first chord?

Back 36

Tonic

Front 37

what is the name for the 4th chord?

Back 37

subdominant

Front 38

what is the name for the 5th chord?

Back 38

dominant

Front 39

secondary chords are used to add...

Back 39

color and interest to a song

Front 40

What are the secondary chords?

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All remaining chords besides the primary chords
2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th

Front 41

What are the primary chords?

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the most important chords
1st, 4th, and 5th

Front 42

A chord containing three notes, including a root, a third and a fifth

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triad

Front 43

Harmonic interval

Back 43

in which two pitches are sounded together

Front 44

What is the simultaneously sounding of three or more differnet pitches?

Back 44

chord

Front 45

What results when a melody is accompanied with a pitch instrument such as an autoharp or the piano?

Back 45

harmony

Front 46

when singing the human voice moves through different positions of the vocal range known as

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registers

Front 47

lighter vocal register is governed by a set of throat muscles that control the vocal mechanism for upper register singing

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head register

Front 48

heavier vocal register is governed by a different set of throat muscles that control lower register singing

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chest register

Front 49

which register should be used for children's voices because of the high flute like quality

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head register

Front 50

what are physical characteristics of good singing

Back 50

posture, breathing, articulation

Front 51

What is the child's voice range?

Back 51

Low C to high F

Front 52

lowest sounding instrument in the orchestra

Back 52

contrabassoon

Front 53

different melodies that can be sung together

Back 53

partner songs

Front 54

may have any number of A's depending on the number of stanzas in the poem

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strophic

Front 55

compositions is sometimes repeated again and again, but it alters in different ways for each succeeding repetition

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theme and variation

Front 56

what is a 8th interval also called

Back 56

octave

Front 57

Name three genres

Back 57

opera, symphonies, and concertos

Front 58

Types of symphonies

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allegro, adogio, scherzo, vivacho

Front 59

A song is broken down into

Back 59

song --> sentence --> phrases --> notes --> cadences

Front 60

what is the difference between complete and incomplete cadences

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incomplete doesnt sound finished but complete does.