Music 101 Exam #1 Questions With
Correct Solutions
Consonance/dissonance CORRECT ANSWERS Consonance = pleasing to the ear,
rhythmic, harmonious, etc.
Dissonance = unpleasing, random, uneven
Meter CORRECT ANSWERS number of beats per measure (duple, triple, etc.)
Monophonic CORRECT ANSWERS music written for one voice or part, single harmony
Polyphonic CORRECT ANSWERS multiple melodies overlaid on one another, multiple
voices or parts, creates "texture"
Timbre CORRECT ANSWERS the quality of sound, allows different instruments to
create different sound while playing the same note
Major CORRECT ANSWERS scale of notes that are brighter and cheerier
Minor CORRECT ANSWERS scale of notes are darker and sadder sound
Quarter-note CORRECT ANSWERS note with 1/4 the duration of a whole note
half-note CORRECT ANSWERS note with 1/2 the duration of a whole note
whole note CORRECT ANSWERS long note taking up whole measure (?)
Dynamics CORRECT ANSWERS the loudness or softness of a piece of music (piano,
crescendo, etc.)
Piano CORRECT ANSWERS soft or quiet dynamic (p)
Forte CORRECT ANSWERS loud dynamic (f)
Mezzo-forte CORRECT ANSWERS moderately loud dynamic (mf)
Fortissimo CORRECT ANSWERS very loud dynamic (ff)
Pianissimo CORRECT ANSWERS very soft dynamic (pp)
Crescendo CORRECT ANSWERS dynamic of sound growing smoothly louder (symbol
looks like a <)
, Diminuendo CORRECT ANSWERS dynamic of sound growing smoothly softer (symbol
looks like a >)
Tempos CORRECT ANSWERS speed or rhythm of a musical composition, denoted as
beats per minute
Allegro CORRECT ANSWERS moderately fast tempo (120-168 bpm)
Presto CORRECT ANSWERS fast tempo (168-200 bpm)
Andante CORRECT ANSWERS moderately slow tempo (76-108 bpm)
Largo CORRECT ANSWERS slowest tempo (40-60 bpm)
Ritardando CORRECT ANSWERS tempo gradually slowing
Accelarando CORRECT ANSWERS tempo gradually increasing
Melismatic CORRECT ANSWERS a single syllable of text is stretched over multiple
notes (ex. Handel)
Syllabic CORRECT ANSWERS music in which each syllable of text (lyric) is matched
with a single note
Gregorian Chant CORRECT ANSWERS - monophonic melodies with no harmonies
- not metered
- no dynamic contrasts
- syllabic
- a capella
- Middle Ages (450-1400)
Troubadour CORRECT ANSWERS - "founder"
- noble individuals that were secular and traveled the world to entertain/spread news
- sang original (often love) songs
- usually vernacular language
Word-painting (+ examples) CORRECT ANSWERS - musical notes depict the action of
the texts (and emotion, story, etc)
- ex 1. "As Vesta Was" by Thomas Weelkes
- NEED ONE MORE
Imitative Counterpoint CORRECT ANSWERS two or more voices/instruments entering
at different times but repeating the same/similar melodic element
- ex. "Ave Maria"
Correct Solutions
Consonance/dissonance CORRECT ANSWERS Consonance = pleasing to the ear,
rhythmic, harmonious, etc.
Dissonance = unpleasing, random, uneven
Meter CORRECT ANSWERS number of beats per measure (duple, triple, etc.)
Monophonic CORRECT ANSWERS music written for one voice or part, single harmony
Polyphonic CORRECT ANSWERS multiple melodies overlaid on one another, multiple
voices or parts, creates "texture"
Timbre CORRECT ANSWERS the quality of sound, allows different instruments to
create different sound while playing the same note
Major CORRECT ANSWERS scale of notes that are brighter and cheerier
Minor CORRECT ANSWERS scale of notes are darker and sadder sound
Quarter-note CORRECT ANSWERS note with 1/4 the duration of a whole note
half-note CORRECT ANSWERS note with 1/2 the duration of a whole note
whole note CORRECT ANSWERS long note taking up whole measure (?)
Dynamics CORRECT ANSWERS the loudness or softness of a piece of music (piano,
crescendo, etc.)
Piano CORRECT ANSWERS soft or quiet dynamic (p)
Forte CORRECT ANSWERS loud dynamic (f)
Mezzo-forte CORRECT ANSWERS moderately loud dynamic (mf)
Fortissimo CORRECT ANSWERS very loud dynamic (ff)
Pianissimo CORRECT ANSWERS very soft dynamic (pp)
Crescendo CORRECT ANSWERS dynamic of sound growing smoothly louder (symbol
looks like a <)
, Diminuendo CORRECT ANSWERS dynamic of sound growing smoothly softer (symbol
looks like a >)
Tempos CORRECT ANSWERS speed or rhythm of a musical composition, denoted as
beats per minute
Allegro CORRECT ANSWERS moderately fast tempo (120-168 bpm)
Presto CORRECT ANSWERS fast tempo (168-200 bpm)
Andante CORRECT ANSWERS moderately slow tempo (76-108 bpm)
Largo CORRECT ANSWERS slowest tempo (40-60 bpm)
Ritardando CORRECT ANSWERS tempo gradually slowing
Accelarando CORRECT ANSWERS tempo gradually increasing
Melismatic CORRECT ANSWERS a single syllable of text is stretched over multiple
notes (ex. Handel)
Syllabic CORRECT ANSWERS music in which each syllable of text (lyric) is matched
with a single note
Gregorian Chant CORRECT ANSWERS - monophonic melodies with no harmonies
- not metered
- no dynamic contrasts
- syllabic
- a capella
- Middle Ages (450-1400)
Troubadour CORRECT ANSWERS - "founder"
- noble individuals that were secular and traveled the world to entertain/spread news
- sang original (often love) songs
- usually vernacular language
Word-painting (+ examples) CORRECT ANSWERS - musical notes depict the action of
the texts (and emotion, story, etc)
- ex 1. "As Vesta Was" by Thomas Weelkes
- NEED ONE MORE
Imitative Counterpoint CORRECT ANSWERS two or more voices/instruments entering
at different times but repeating the same/similar melodic element
- ex. "Ave Maria"
