Definitions of Music Assignment

1. the occurrence of a strong accent where one does not usually occur, this accent replacing the normally expected one.
2. two or more melodies played simultaneously. may be imitative, where there is one theme that has multiple overlapping statements or non-imitative, where you will hear two or more themes stated simultaneously. In this texture, all the parts sound equally important.
   Texture also refers to the density of the sound, that is, how many events there are at a time. Music may sound transparent (very few instruments playing) to thick or dense (many instruments at one time.)
3. (the relative length of a note) – use long and short
4. a combination of three or more notes related in terms of their pitch either sounding simultaneously or successively, but perceived as a unit. This latter type of chord is called an arpeggio.
5. a signal or pulse that marks the passing of time in more or less regular segments of equal duration.

5 Multiple choice questions

1. (the frequency of vibrations) – from high to low. The faster the rate of vibration, the higher the pitch.
   1. Meter
   2. Note
   3. Pitch
   4. Attack
2. a group of measures, most often 4 or 8, which, like a phrase in prose, expresses a separable part of a musical statement. A phrase ends with a sense of closure, called a cadence, which although not notated graphically in the music, acts like a comma, semicolon or period in prose. A cadence that sounds “open” (i.e. sounds incomplete) is called a half-cadence. One that is perceived as “closed” (sounds as if it completes a musical thought) is a full cadence. Often phrases appear in pairs, the first ending in a half cadence, the second ending with a full cadence.
   1. Rhythm
   2. Phrase
   3. Scale
   4. Theme
3. (the way a note is articulated) – use legato (the note is attached to its neighbors) or staccato (the note is detached from its neighbors).
   1. Meter
   2. Pitch
   3. Attack
   4. Theme
4. any interval or chord NOT characteristic within a specific context; it creates instability and evokes tension within a given historical or stylistic context.
   1. Consonance
   2. Sequence
   3. Scale
   4. Dissonance
5. one unaccompanied melody without additional parts or accompaniment.
   1. Syncopation
   2. Polyphony
   3. Monophony
   4. Homophony

5 True/False questions

1. Inversion → a combination of two notes related in terms of their pitch; the notes of an interval may be melodic (sounded successively) or harmonic (sounding simultaneously).

   True        False

2. Theme → the speed of the beats, often measured in the number of beats per minute

   True        False

3. Measure (or bar) → The density of events in the music

   True        False

4. Interval → the grouping of beats, most often in twos and threes (or multiples thereof) in which the first beat of the group has a greater stress or accent placed on it than on the subsequent beats.

   True        False

5. Rhythm → a combination of three or more notes related in terms of their pitch either sounding simultaneously or successively, but perceived as a unit. This latter type of chord is called an arpeggio.

   True        False