music appreciation chapter 3-4

A texture that involves melody used in two or more lines simultaneously is called

polyphony

The subdominant triad provides a somewhat drive toward the tonic chord than the dominant triad.

weaker

A round is an example of __ texture.

polyphonic

The relationship between dissonance and consonance in tonal music may be summarized as

consonance resolves the tension created by dissonance

A _ is a succession of tones logically conceived to make musical sense.

melody

The _ scale is composed of 12 half steps

chromatic

The melodic form of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is

a, b

A whole step is the same interval as ___ half steps

two

A melody is sometimes referred to as a ____.

tune

The most consonant interval is a(n)_.

octave

When two or more simultaneous pitches create a sense of tension and drive, they are said to be _.

dissonant

When two or more simultaneous pitches create a sense of stability or rest, they are said to be __.

consonant

When a primary melody is accompanied by other subordinate voices that produce harmony, the texture is called_.

homophony

A short melodic idea that sounds fragmentary is a .

motive

a _ is an ascending or descending pattern of half and whole steps with in the range of one octave.

scale

The stopping points that "punctuate" melodic phrases are called

cadences

Three or more pitches sounding simultaneously to form a whole comprise a .

chord

A single unaccompanied melodic line has a type of texture called _.

monophony

When the pitches of a melody lie close to one another on the staff, the melodic line is smooth or

conjunct

The most commonly used scales in Western music are

major and minor

In music, two or more different tones sounded together produce .

harmony

The smallest interval traditionally used in Western music is the __.

half step

The first and last note of either the major or minor scale is called the _.

tonic

Melodic lines, used singly, combined with one another, or accompanied by harmony form .

texture

The fifth step of a diatonic scale is called the

dominant

One melody that can be played on the black keys of the piano is

"Merrily We Roll Along"

The strongest harmonic relationship or "pull" in the tonal system is

the dominant leading toward the tonic

A five-tone scale within the range of an octave is called .

pentatonic

The system of harmony that has been prevalent in the West for nearly 300 years

tonal system

A recurring melody in a movement, a section of a movement, or an entire composition is called a _.

theme

the fourth step of a diatonic scale is called the .

subdominant

In music, the opposite of dissonance is .

consonance

A hymn sung with accompaniment is an example of __ texture

homophonic

A melody with a songlike character is

lyrical

The distance from any note on a keyboard to its nearest neighbor in either direction is a(n) ___.

half step

The tonic note of the scale upon which a composition is based is also the name of the ____ in which the piece is written.

key

Harmony is an essential element of _ music.

Western