Music Appreciation Final EMCC 2024
The 4 main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and? -
ANS-Duration.
The relative highness and lowness of a sound is called? - ANS-Pitch. The
____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations. - ANS-Pitch. In
general, the smaller the vibrating element, the ____ its pitch: - ANS-Higher.
The distance in pitch between any 2 tones is called? - ANS-An Interval.
Dynamics in music refers to? - ANS-Degrees of loudness and softness. A
gradual increase in loudness is known as a? - ANS-Crescendo Timbre is
synonymous with ____? - ANS-Tone Color.
Symphonic bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they? - ANS-Do not contain
a string section.
A thin piece of cane, used singly or in pairs by woodwind players, is called a? -
ANS-Reed.
Which of the following is NOT a brass instrument? - ANS-English Horn.
The vibrations of brass instruments come from? - ANS-The musician's lips.
The ____ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch: - ANS-Timpani.
The ____ is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time. -
ANS-Beat.
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.
, The organization of beats into regular groups is called? - ANS-Meter.
The first, or stressed, beat of measure is known as the? - ANS-Downbeat.
In musical notation, pitchers are written on a set of 5 horizontal lines called a? -
ANS-Staff.
Melody may be defined as? - ANS-A series of single notes which add up to a
recognizable whole.
A melodic phrase ending that sets up expectations for continuation is known as an? -
ANS-Incomplete Cadence.
A chord is? - ANS-A combination of 3 or more tones sounded at once.
Tonality is another term for? - ANS-Key.
The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is? - ANS-Monophonic.
When 2 or more melodic lines of equal interest are preformed simultaneously, the
texture is? - ANS-Polyphonic.
Homophonic texture consists of? - ANS-One main melody accompanied by chords.
Three-part form can be represented as? - ANS-All answers are correct
The Renaissance, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years? -
ANS-1450-1600
The Baroque period in western music is usually given as? - ANS-1600-1750
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years? -
ANS-1750-1820
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years? -
ANS-1820-1900
The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning: -
ANS-450-1450
The 4 main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and? -
ANS-Duration.
The relative highness and lowness of a sound is called? - ANS-Pitch. The
____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations. - ANS-Pitch. In
general, the smaller the vibrating element, the ____ its pitch: - ANS-Higher.
The distance in pitch between any 2 tones is called? - ANS-An Interval.
Dynamics in music refers to? - ANS-Degrees of loudness and softness. A
gradual increase in loudness is known as a? - ANS-Crescendo Timbre is
synonymous with ____? - ANS-Tone Color.
Symphonic bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they? - ANS-Do not contain
a string section.
A thin piece of cane, used singly or in pairs by woodwind players, is called a? -
ANS-Reed.
Which of the following is NOT a brass instrument? - ANS-English Horn.
The vibrations of brass instruments come from? - ANS-The musician's lips.
The ____ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch: - ANS-Timpani.
The ____ is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time. -
ANS-Beat.
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.
, The organization of beats into regular groups is called? - ANS-Meter.
The first, or stressed, beat of measure is known as the? - ANS-Downbeat.
In musical notation, pitchers are written on a set of 5 horizontal lines called a? -
ANS-Staff.
Melody may be defined as? - ANS-A series of single notes which add up to a
recognizable whole.
A melodic phrase ending that sets up expectations for continuation is known as an? -
ANS-Incomplete Cadence.
A chord is? - ANS-A combination of 3 or more tones sounded at once.
Tonality is another term for? - ANS-Key.
The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is? - ANS-Monophonic.
When 2 or more melodic lines of equal interest are preformed simultaneously, the
texture is? - ANS-Polyphonic.
Homophonic texture consists of? - ANS-One main melody accompanied by chords.
Three-part form can be represented as? - ANS-All answers are correct
The Renaissance, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years? -
ANS-1450-1600
The Baroque period in western music is usually given as? - ANS-1600-1750
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years? -
ANS-1750-1820
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years? -
ANS-1820-1900
The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning: -
ANS-450-1450
