Chapter 9: Music
Select the letter of the choice that BEST answers the question:
1. The term for a sound that has one definite frequency is
a. tone
b. rhythm
c. tempo
d. harmony
Answer: a
2. The playing of one or more motives, themes, or melodies against each other is called
a. tempo
b. contrast
c. counterpoint
d. harmony
Answer: c
3. When notes sounded together tend to be grating or unpleasant, the resulting sound is called
a. harmony
b. timbre
c. dissonance
d. consonance
Answer: c
4. A group of notes played in succession with a perceivable “shape”
a. is called a melody
b. produces harmony
c. produces consonance
d. produces dissonance
Answer: a
5. Dynamics in music refer to its
a. rhythm
b. consonance or dissonance
c. loudness or softness
d. harmonic relationship
Answer: c
6. Which of the following is to the sonata form what free verse is to the sonnet?
a. rhapsody
b. rondo
c. nocturne
d. fantasia
Answer: d
7. Which of the following labels is used for a slow movement?
a. allegro
b. andante
c. presto
d. molto allegro
Answer: b
8. Which of the following are strong sensations felt as related to a specific stimulus?
a. tones
b. passions
c. moods
d. emotions
Answer: d
9. A musical structure in which the same melody is repeated over and over again with different treatment and without intervening new materials is a
a. fantasia
b. symphony
c. theme and variations
d. rondo
Answer: c
10. A structure in which a refrain is repeated after episodes with a different melody is a
a. rondo
b. fugue
c. symphony
d. sonata
Answer: a
11. A structure in which the melody is stated, then repeated with the first statement being played as background, as in “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” is a
a. fugue
b. sonata
c. fantasia
d. symphony
Answer: a
12. The pattern of the sonata form is
a. theme, new material, theme
b. a series of variations on the same theme
c. exposition, development, recapitulation
d. ABACABA
Answer: c
13. “Allegro” means
a. slow
b. fast
c. dance-like
d. with feeling
Answer: b
14. Scott Joplin was the master of which musical style?
a. ragtime
b. blues
c. jazz
d. pop
Answer: a
15. The first movement of Beethoven’s Eroica differs from the first movements of earlier symphonies in being
a. in sonata form
b. much longer
c. more whimsical
d. more somber
Answer: b
Essay Question
Using Beethoven’s Eroica, discuss in detail the difference between “hearing” and “listening to” music. What specific factors go into “listening”? Give detail in your response.