EMCC Music Appreciation Final Exam
Review Solutions 2024
Of what does homophonic texture consist? - ANS-one main melody
accompanied by chords
What is melody? - ANS-A series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole
To what does register refer? - ANS-part of an instruments total range
When a dissonance moves to a consonance, it can be called a ______. -
ANS-resolution
_____ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody. - ANS-Harmony
The Italian term __________ is a tempo marking to indicate a moderately slow or
walking pace. - ANS-andante
Why are woodwind instruments so named? - ANS-...they were originally made of wood.
To what do dynamics in music refer? - ANS-the degree of loudness and softness The
organization of beats into regular groups is called ______. - ANS-meter A tone in music
is what kind of sound? - ANS-A sound that has a definite pitch
What does a song in which several people sing the same melody but each singer starts
at a different time exemplify? - ANS-Strict imitation
A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as ______. - ANS-legato
When music is created at the same time as it is performed, it is said to be ______. -
ANS-improvised
When the individual tones of a chord are sounded one after another instead of
, simultaneously, it is called a broken chord or a(n) ______. - ANS-arpeggio
The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more
specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music, is ______. -
ANS-rhythm
What genre is most represented in Guillaume de Machaut's compositional output? -
ANS-Love songs with instrumental accompaniment
What feature makes Guillaume de Machaut's Notre Dame Mass so unique? - ANS-It is
the first polyphonic setting of the mass ordinary
A new system of music notation that allowed composers to specify almost any
rhythmical pattern had evolved by what time? - ANS-Early fourteenth century
During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life? - ANS-The
church
The lute song was widely cultivated in England during what time period? - ANS-Late
1590s to the 1620s
Which statement is NOT true of humanism? - ANS-The humanists were basically
atheistic in their beliefs.
What statement about medieval music is NOT true? - ANS-Medieval music theorists
favored the use of triads, the basic consonant chords of music.
The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning ______. -
ANS-450-1450
Who was an outstanding composer of the school of Notre Dame? - ANS-Perotin
What element is NOT indicated in the notation of troubadour and trouvère melodies? -
ANS-rhythm
Which of the following statements regarding the Renaissance is NOT true? - ANS-Much
of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for church
use.
Review Solutions 2024
Of what does homophonic texture consist? - ANS-one main melody
accompanied by chords
What is melody? - ANS-A series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole
To what does register refer? - ANS-part of an instruments total range
When a dissonance moves to a consonance, it can be called a ______. -
ANS-resolution
_____ in music adds support, depth, and richness to a melody. - ANS-Harmony
The Italian term __________ is a tempo marking to indicate a moderately slow or
walking pace. - ANS-andante
Why are woodwind instruments so named? - ANS-...they were originally made of wood.
To what do dynamics in music refer? - ANS-the degree of loudness and softness The
organization of beats into regular groups is called ______. - ANS-meter A tone in music
is what kind of sound? - ANS-A sound that has a definite pitch
What does a song in which several people sing the same melody but each singer starts
at a different time exemplify? - ANS-Strict imitation
A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as ______. - ANS-legato
When music is created at the same time as it is performed, it is said to be ______. -
ANS-improvised
When the individual tones of a chord are sounded one after another instead of
, simultaneously, it is called a broken chord or a(n) ______. - ANS-arpeggio
The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more
specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music, is ______. -
ANS-rhythm
What genre is most represented in Guillaume de Machaut's compositional output? -
ANS-Love songs with instrumental accompaniment
What feature makes Guillaume de Machaut's Notre Dame Mass so unique? - ANS-It is
the first polyphonic setting of the mass ordinary
A new system of music notation that allowed composers to specify almost any
rhythmical pattern had evolved by what time? - ANS-Early fourteenth century
During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life? - ANS-The
church
The lute song was widely cultivated in England during what time period? - ANS-Late
1590s to the 1620s
Which statement is NOT true of humanism? - ANS-The humanists were basically
atheistic in their beliefs.
What statement about medieval music is NOT true? - ANS-Medieval music theorists
favored the use of triads, the basic consonant chords of music.
The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning ______. -
ANS-450-1450
Who was an outstanding composer of the school of Notre Dame? - ANS-Perotin
What element is NOT indicated in the notation of troubadour and trouvère melodies? -
ANS-rhythm
Which of the following statements regarding the Renaissance is NOT true? - ANS-Much
of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for church
use.
