PRAXIS 5113 MUSIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE LEARNING HANDBOOK 2026 INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLES AND HARMONY CONCEPTS

PRAXIS 5113 MUSIC CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE LEARNING HANDBOOK 2026
INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLES AND HARMONY
CONCEPTS

◉ Real answer to a fugal subject
Answer: Theme is transposed note by note in the dominant key


◉ Tonal answer to a fugal subject
Answer: Theme is transposed loosely in the dominant key. Modified
to maintain harmonic congruity or to facilitate modulations.


◉ Tone cluster
Answer: A group of closely spaced notes played simultaneously,
usually with adjacent seconds and groupings.


◉ Diatonic tone clusters
Answer: Only neighboring notes in the diatonic key are used


◉ Chromatic tone clusters
Answer: Notes that are separated by a half-step are used

, ◉ Dia-chromatic tone clusters
Answer: Both diatonic seconds and chromatic notes are used.


◉ Who termed the concept of tone clusters?
Answer: Henry Cowell


◉ Which western composers utilize tone clusters?
Answer: Charles Ives, Bela Bartok, Lou Harrison, Henry Cowell,
Oliver Messiaen, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and George Crumb.


◉ Adagio
Answer: "At ease." Slower than andante, but faster than largo.


◉ Moderato
Answer: "Moderately." Faster than andante, but slower than allegro.


◉ Presto
Answer: "Very fast." Much faster than allegro.


◉ Andante