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Music terminology 1

Authored by Michael Francis

Performing Arts

10th Grade

Music terminology 1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for music that does not have a key of any sort?

Consonant

Atonal

Polyphonic

Homophonic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a song with a strong, memorable melody which has rousing or uplifting characteristics?

Fanfare

Anthem

Obbligato

Lament

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a structure of two sections, A and B, each repeated, with the A section modulating from the tonic to the dominant key?

Binary form

Ternary form

Sonata form

Rondo form

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a series of chords in which the root note of each chord is a fifth lower or a fourth higher than that of the previous one?

Whole tone scale

Chromatic scale

Pentatonic scale

Circle of fifths

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a musical form comprising an exposition, middle section, and final section, and is contrapuntal in nature?

Trio

Canon

Fugue

Rondo

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a technique used to cause rapid variations in pitch, often used by vocalists and string players?

Pizzicato

Legato

Staccato

Vibrato

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a celebratory piece for brass instruments often marking the opening of an important event or ceremony?

Gavotte

Cantata

Fanfare

Fugue

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