Music Theory - Form

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Advanced placement Music Theory Quiz on Music Theory - Form, created by Kimberly Endel on 28/03/2016.
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Question 1

Question
What is the musical term for a phrase that ends while another begins at the same time?
Answer
  • cadential extension
  • fragment
  • elision
  • contour

Question 2

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A [blank_start]period[blank_end] is when phrases combine to for a larger structural unit. The 'question' part of the phrase is called the [blank_start]antecedent[blank_end]. The 'answer' part of a phrase is called the [blank_start]consequent[blank_end]. A [blank_start]contrasting period[blank_end] would be represented by the letters: a b. A [blank_start]double period[blank_end] would be represented by the letters: a b a1 b1 (with a PAC only occurring as the final cadence). A [blank_start]parallel period[blank_end] would be represented by the letters: a a1.
Answer
  • period
  • contrasting period
  • double period
  • parallel period
  • two phrases
  • antecedent
  • phrase one
  • consequent
  • motive
  • sequence

Question 3

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The musical term for the shape of the melodic pitches is...
Answer
  • phrase
  • contour
  • elision
  • conjunct

Question 4

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Augmentation is a melodic procedure that shortens a melody.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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A melody that is transformed through retrograde is played [blank_start]in reverse (backwards).[blank_end]
Answer
  • in reverse (backwards).
  • up or down but keeps the same contour.
  • the same.
  • with different rhythms.

Question 6

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A piece of music that is through composed has little to no repetition.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What term means for everyone to play?
Answer
  • soli
  • tutti
  • refrain
  • cadenza

Question 8

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Binary form is represented by the letters: [blank_start]AB[blank_end]. It contains [blank_start]two contrasting sections[blank_end] of music. Rounded binary is represented by the letter: [blank_start]ABA1[blank_end]. In rounded binary, [blank_start]a small portion of the A section returns[blank_end] at the end. Ternary is represented by the letters: [blank_start]ABA[blank_end]. In ternary form, [blank_start]the full A section[blank_end] is heard at the beginning and end.
Answer
  • AB
  • ABA1
  • ABA
  • a small portion of the A section returns
  • two contrasting sections
  • ABC
  • two similar sections
  • the full A section
  • the full B section

Question 9

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A strophic song has several stanzas or verses set to music that remains the same or similar with each stanza (AAA).
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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A motive can be transformed in all of the following ways, except:
Answer
  • rhythm
  • octave displacement
  • sequence
  • binary
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