- A composer may use more than the seven tones of a major or minor scale to compose a melody in the Western twelve-tone equal temperament tuning system. The use of these other tones in a passage of music that is either major or minor in orientation is known as ___________________.
- A change of tonal center in a passage of music is called a ______________.
- An______________ is a rapid alternation of chord tones each occurring with one following the other in time.
- _____________is a compositional method that evolved beyond the major - minor tonal system and is not centered around a central key or scale.
- A _____________ is a short rhythmic or melodic passage that is repeated or evoked in various parts of a composition.
- _______________is a style of composition in which there is one melody, and all the voices and accompaniments move rhythmically together.
- The original singing style for religious purposes was called a ___________. It continues to be a musical genre in religious expression in modern times.
- The ________ ____________ in music is designated by the number of flats or sharps that appear between the clef sign and the time signature.
- The ________ __________ in the Western major-minor tonal system is the chord with the greatest stability that is based upon the lowest scale degree.
- Using the Hornbostel-Sachs system, musical instruments may be categorized into the following types:
- A three tone-chord is a __________.
- Which of these means to grow louder?
- _______________ is a texture that involves melody with no accompaniment.
- The craft of combining two or more melodies of equal complexity that occur in music at the same time is known as _________________.
- The minor scale uses whole and half steps, but the arrangements are different from that of the major scale.
- A triad can be built on any root
- Toccata, Passacaglia, Concerto Grosso, and Symphony are examples of instrumental genres.
- Woodwind quintet, Piano trio, and Prelude are examples of vocal genres.
- Music that has a polyphonic texture is said to be contrapuntal.
- The organizing structure of a piece of music is known as its form.