MUHI 100 Exam 1|46 Questions With Complete Solutions

a texture featuring a single unaccompanied line - ️️monophonic when 2 or more melodic lines are combined - ️️polyphonic the term, a cappella, refers to choral music performed - ️️without any accompaniment A setting of plainchant with 2 to 4 notes per syllable is called what - ️️Neumatic the term timbre refers to - ️️the color of the tone The degree of loudness or softness at which music is played is called - ️️Dynamics A texture in which a single voice takes over the melodic interest while the accompanying voices are subordinate is called - ️️homophonic the rate of speed at which a piece of music played is its - ️️tempo a combination of tones that sounds discordant, unstable, or in need of resolution, is called - ️️a dissonance which of the following terms describes the full range of notes i the octave? - ️️chromatic A combination of tones, normally three, that constitutes a single block of harmony is called - ️️a chord