ATTACK/ARTICULATION: what does the beginning of the note sound like? What is the instrument struck or played with? Is the attack soft or hard? SUSTAINED PITCH: what does the note sound like after the attack? Intensity of sound? Is there the presence of VIBRATO (a rapid variation of pitch adding richness to a sound)? Describe Timbre with adjectives you might use to describe color, temperature, consistency, or the human voice … Abrasive, Booming, Brassy, Breathy, Bright, Brilliant, Brittle, Buzzy, Clear, Coarse, Cool, Cutting, Dark, Delicate, Distorted, Dry, Dull, Edgy, Ethereal, Flat, Focused, Full, Grating, Guttural, Harsh, Heavy, Hoarse, Hollow, Husky, Intense, Light, Lush, Mellow, Metallic, Muddy, Murky, Muted, Nasal, Penetrating, Piercing, Pure, Raspy, Reedy, Resonant, Rich, Ringing, Rough, Round, Scratchy, Shallow, Sharp, Shimmery, Shrill, Silky, Silvery, Smoky, Smooth, Strained, Strident, Strong, Subdued, Thick, Thin, Throaty, Thundering, Tremulous, Unfocused, Velvety, Vibrant, Warbling, Warm, Wheezy, Whispered, Wooden
Classical music is generally defined as which of the following?
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Which of the following statements best defines music?
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Fill in the blank. In syncopation, a ______________ is accented.
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Fill in the blank. The loudness of a sound is connected to the _____________ of the vibration that produces the sound.
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Fill in the blank. The regular pulsation that divides music into equal units of time is known as a(n) ________________.
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How is the frequency of vibrations measured?
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If a string player uses vibrato by rocking the left hand to produce small pitch fluctuations, it is because of which of the following reasons?
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In music, what is a sound that has a definite pitch called?
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Key in music refers to which of the following?
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Monophonic texture consists of which of the following?
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Musical texture refers to which of the following?
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Sounding three or more tones at the same time creates which of the following?
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The pedals of a harp are used to do which of the following?
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The vibrations of brass instruments come from which of the following?
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What is a combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense called?
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What is a resting place at the end of a phrase called?
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What is a shift from one key to another within the same composition called?
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What is a very brief snippet of music that serves as the focal point in a piece of music called?
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What is the central tone around which a musical composition is organized called?
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What is the difference between any two tones called?
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What is the main tune, or theme, of a piece of music usually known as?
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What is the organization of beats into regular groupings called?
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When a measure has two beats, it is said to be in which meter?
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When an accent occurs on an unexpected beat, the effect is known as which of the following?
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Which of the following instruments is the largest of the woodwinds in the orchestra?
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Which of the following is another term for key?
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Which of the following is defines as making one beat sound stronger than the others?
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Which of the following is the only orchestral drum with any definite (fixed) pitch?
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Which of the following is true of a chord progression?
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Which of the following statements is true of harmony in relation to music?
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Which term refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music?
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Fill in the blank. In general, the smaller the vibrating elements, the _____________ its pitch.
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A composition in multiple parts based on one main theme is known as which of the following?
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According to Professor Wright, which feature does the 1962 popular song “Duke of Earl” share in common with other examples of classical music played in his lecture?
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Fill in the blank. In many fugues, the subject in one voice is accompanied by a(n) _______________ in another voice.
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Fill in the blank. In the ______________, the subject is imitated before it is completed.
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Fill in the blank. Pachelbel’s Canon is an example of a piece that makes use of ________________.
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Fill in the blank. Theme and variations form may be schematically outlined as ________________.
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In the development section of a classical piece, which of the following is likely to happen?
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In theme and variations, changes in the theme may include which of the following?
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Mozart’s setting of the French folksong, “Ah! Vous Dirai-Je, Maman," reflects the use of which of the following?
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The subject in a fugue can be turned upside down in a procedure known as which of the following?
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Three-part form can be represented as which of the following?
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What is an English term for ostinato?
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What is the organization of musical ideas in time called?
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Which is the proper definition of form?
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Which of the following is NOT an actual form?
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Which of the following statements is true in a classic rondo form?
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Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called which of the following?
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Arnold Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” is scored for which of the following instruments?
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As a stylistic period in Western music, the Renaissance occurred during what time period?
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As Catholic composers in Tudor England, William Byrd and Thomas Tallis did which of the following?
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As music director for St. Thomas’s Church in Leipzig, Bach’s responsibilities included which of the following?
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Baroque instrumental music often includes an instrument or group of instruments playing which of the following?
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Baroque music reflected which of the following characteristics?
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Berlioz was first to do which of the following?
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Charles Ives’ music contains which of the following elements?
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Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. The oratorio normally differs from an opera in that it has no _______________.
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Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. Thomas Weelkes’ “As Vesta Was Descending” is notable for its ________________.
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Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. With “Pierrot Lunaire,” Arnold Schoenberg creates a seminal musical work that is _______________.
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Composers in the twentieth century drew inspiration from which of the following?
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Debussy has stated that he objected to which of the following?
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Debussy’s music tends to do which of the following?
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Debussy’s “La Mer” is representative of which genre or form?
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Early in his life, Mozart did which of the following?
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Fill in the blank. In music, ______________ refers to a characteristic way of using melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, harmony, texture, and form.
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Fill in the blank. Medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines is called ________________.
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Fill in the blank. The faun evoked in Debussy’s famous composition “Afternoon of a Faun” is a _______________.
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Fill in the blank. , Handel’s “Messiah” from Musopen, is an example of a(n) ________________.
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In his “Rite of Spring,” Stravinsky drew inspiration largely from which of the following?
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In Paris in 1889, Debussy was strongly influenced by which of the following?
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In the classical period, demand increased among the public for which of the following?
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In the medieval secular song “Sumer Is Icumen Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. Thomas Weelkes’ “As Vesta Was Descending” is notable for its ________________.
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In which context did a capella choral singing develop in Europe?
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In which of the following genres did Debussy compose?
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In,” a simple harmony is created by doing which of the following?
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Musical characteristics of the Viennese Classical style include which of the following?
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Notable musical phenomena of the Renaissance include which of the following?
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Romanticism in music was influenced by which developments?
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The Baroque period in Western music occurred during what time period?
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The Classical style in Western music emerged in which city?
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The Council of Trent, convened during the Counter-Reformation, attempted to impose which of these reforms on music?
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The cultural context for the Viennese Classical style was defined by which of the following?
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The first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken between 700 and 900 CE, when which of the following occurred?
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The music of Berlioz is characterized by which of the following?
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The Renaissance composer Pierliugi da Palestrina was particularly admired for which musical skills?
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This musical example, “” on Musopen’s website, is from which of the following?
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This painting reflects which preoccupations of sixteenth century humanists?
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What is the name of the popular Renaissance stringed instrument played by the man in the center of the painting?
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What is the style of sung speech used by Schoenberg in “Pierrot Lunaire” called?
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Which event is described in the Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”?
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Which features are characteristic of the Impressionist style?
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Which is/are true about Pope Gregory, to whom Gregorian chant is attributed?
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Which of the following best describes the music of Berlioz’s “Symphonie fantastique”?
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Which of the following is indicative of the lack of acclaim given to Bach by his contemporaries in Germany?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of musical Romanticism?
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Which of the following is true of Gregorian chant?
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Which of the following statements is true of Copland’s “Appalachian Spring”?
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Which was NOT a characteristic of the new pianos made in Vienna in the late 18th century?
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Who were Bach’s early employers before he served Lutheran churches?
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Why did Bach write over 300 cantatas?
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