CHAFFEY MUS 4 EXAM 1 Mann Fall2018 Chaffey College MUS4 Exam 1 Dr. Mann Summer 2018 This is exam 1. Provide the best answer for each question. OK Question Title * 1. Type your first and last name OK Question Title * 2. In determining pitch, what is meant by frequency? how often the pitch is heard how fast the pitches are played the span between the highest and lowest notes the number of vibrations per second OK Question Title * 3. Musical sounds are represented by symbols called: pitches. cues. notes. amplitudes OK Question Title * 4. The distance between two pitches is called a(n): interval. phrase. cadence. countermelody. OK Question Title * 5. Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals? consonant conjunct dissonant disjunct OK Question Title * 6. A melody can be characterized by: its range. its shape. the way it moves. all of the above OK Question Title * 7. A unit of meaning within the larger structure of a melody is called a: phrase. stanza. cadence. climax. OK Question Title * 8. The resting place at the end of a phrase is called a: pause. period. cadence. comma. OK Question Title * 9. The striking emotional effect created by the high point in a melodic line is called the: cadence. countermelody. climax. range. OK Question Title * 10. Music is propelled forward in time by: harmony. rhythm. texture. timbre. OK Question Title * 11. Meter is marked off in groupings known as: phrases. measures. cadences. chords. OK Question Title * 12. Which meter would most likely be associated with a march? duple triple quadruple compound OK Question Title * 13. The patriotic song America (“My country, ’tis of thee”) is an example of: duple meter. triple meter. quadruple meter. compound meter. OK Question Title * 14. The deliberate shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat is called: rhythm. meter. syncopation. compound meter. OK Question Title * 15. The simultaneous use of two or more rhythmic patterns is called: polyrhythm. syncopation. additive meter. compound meter. OK Question Title * 16. Harmony is to music as ________ is to painting. the frame color perspective the brush OK Question Title * 17. A triad is: the most common chord type found in Western music. a three-note chord. built on alternate scale steps. all of the above OK Question Title * 18. Of the following, which does NOT describe a dissonance? It is a discordant sound. It creates a need for resolution. It sustains a sense of stability. It creates tension. OK Question Title * 19. How many notes in a scale does an octave span? five six eight ten OK Question Title * 20. A twelve-tone scale, including all the semitones of the octave, is called: chromatic. diatonic. major. minor. OK Question Title * 21. The musical symbol # represents a: note. sharp. flat. pitch. OK Question Title * 22. On the piano, the black key between the white keys C and D is called: C-sharp or D-flat. C-flat or B. D-sharp or E. none of the above OK Question Title * 23. In a major scale, between what pairs of tones do the half steps occur? 2 and 3, 7 and 8 3 and 4, 7 and 8 2 and 3, 6 and 7 2 and 3, 5 and 6 OK Question Title * 24. The triad built on the first note of the scale is called the: tonic. dominant. subdominant. subtonic. OK Question Title * 25. A texture featuring a single, unaccompanied line is called: monophonic. homophonic. polyphonic. contrapuntal. OK Question Title * 26. When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is called: polyphony. monophony. homophony. heterophony. OK Question Title * 27. What term best describes Row, Row, Row Your Boat? monophonic heterophonic homophonic round OK Question Title * 28. The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its: meter. tempo. movement. mood. OK Question Title * 29. In what language are tempo markings generally given? Italian French German Dutch OK Question Title * 30. Which marking is appropriate for a slow tempo? andante adagio piano allegro OK Question Title * 31. Which of the following dynamic markings is the softest? pianissimo (pp) piano (p) mezzo piano (mp) mezzo forte (mf ) OK Question Title * 32. The setting of one note per syllable is called: melismatic syllabic neumatic word-painting OK Question Title * 33. The depiction of the meaning of a text in music is called: symbolic. word-painting. melismas. textualization. OK Question Title * 34. The standard ranges of the human voice, from highest to lowest, are: soprano, alto, tenor, bass. bass, tenor, soprano, alto. tenor, soprano, alto, bass. soprano, tenor, alto, bass. OK Question Title * 35. Instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string are called: aerophones. chordophones. idiophones. membranophones. OK Question Title * 36. Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range? violin, viola, cello, double bass violin, cello, viola, double bass viola, violin, cello, double bass double bass, cello, viola, violin OK Question Title * 37. The highest-sounding member of the woodwind family is the: flute. oboe. clarinet. piccolo. OK Question Title * 38. The term a cappella refers to choral music performed: with organ accompaniment. with orchestral accompaniment. with piano accompaniment. without any accompaniment. OK Question Title * 39. Which instruments are traditionally placed in the front of the orchestra? strings woodwinds brass percussion OK Question Title * 40. Which meter would be conducted in a down-right-up pattern? duple triple quadruple sextuple OK Question Title * 41. Which of the following is a universal function of music in diverse world cultures? accompanying religious and civic ceremonies helping workers get their jobs done more efficiently providing entertainment all of the above OK Question Title * 42. Secular music is generally intended for religious occasions. True False OK Question Title * 43. Which religious figure is praised in the text of Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virga mediatrix? Saint Peter Jesus Christ the Holy Spirit the Virgin Mary OK Question Title * 44. The sacred text of Islam is called the: Quran. Adhan. maqam. Siyer-I Nebi. OK Question Title * 45. The earliest type of polyphony was: plainsong. organum. the motet. secular. OK Question Title * 46. The Notre Dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and the upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly), was called: organum. plainsong. liturgical drama. chanson. OK Question Title * 47. During the fourteenth century, a style of music developed that became known as: the Ars antiqua. the Ars nova. the Renaissance. Notre Dame polyphony. OK Question Title * 48. Who invented the printing press? Johannes Gutenberg Ottaviano Petrucci the Chinese Isaac Newton OK Question Title * 49. Which of the following characterizes humanism? thinking centered on human issues and individuality inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome independence from tradition and religion all of the above OK Question Title * 50. Which of the following are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass? Introit, Gradual, Offertory, Agnus Dei Kyrie, Collect, Offertory, Gradual Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, Communion, Dies irae, Kyrie OK Question Title * 51. Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion? Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Josquin des Pez Guillaume Du Fay Johannes Ockeghem OK DONE