MULT 100 Fundamentals Exam Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts from the MULT 100 Fundamentals Exam Review.

Sonata Form

A musical structure with three main sections: Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation.

Exposition

The first section of Sonata Form where themes are introduced.

Development

The section in Sonata Form where themes are developed and varied.

Recapitulation

The final section of Sonata Form where the main themes return in their original form.

Symphony

A large, multi-movement piece of music usually consisting of four movements.

Rondo Form

A musical form that alternates a repeated melody with new melodies.

Minuet and Trio

A form consisting of three sections in rounded binary form typically in triple meter.

Fugue

A polyphonic composition where a theme is repeated and developed in various voices.

Functional Harmony

A system where chords are prioritized based on their relationship to the tonic.

Dynamics

Refers to the volume of sound in music, such as piano (soft) and forte (loud).

Rhythm

The organization of music in time.

Interval

The distance between two notes measured by the number of lines or spaces.

Texture

The way different musical lines or voices combine, e.g., monophonic, homophonic, or polyphonic.

Melody

A sequence of notes that is perceived as a single entity; a musical sentence.

Sound Waves

Vibrations that travel through air or another medium, characterized by amplitude and frequency.

Leitmotif

A musical theme associated with a particular person, place, or idea.

Aerophones

Instruments that require air to produce sound, such as woodwinds and brass.

Idiophones

Instruments that produce sound through the vibration of their own material.

Membranophones

Instruments that have a head or type of membrane often struck by a stick

Chamber Ensemble

A small group of musicians performing together, such as a string quartet or woodwind quintet.

String Quartet

1st Violin

2nd Violin

Viola

Cello

Woodwind Quintet

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

Horn

Bassoon

Brass Quintet

1st Trumpet

2nd Trumpet

Horn

Trombone

Tuba

Movies

Music used to create, amplify, or change feelings in scenes

Fundamental

The lowest and loudest frequency of a note

Tempo

Refers to how fast or slow a piece is

Functional Harmony

A system wherein priority is given to different chords

What is the home chord called in functional harmony

tonic

What is the device called that brass players, like trumpeters, use to change the color of timbre of their sound

Mute

Which form would not be represented my AA’A’’A’’’

Rondo form

Which form is ABCDCBA

Arch form

What is the name of the very short musical fragment used as a basis for the composition of a larger work

Motif

What does mezzo piano mean

Medium soft

Polyphonic

A texture consisting of two or more equally important melodies at the same time

Which part of your brain processes listening to music

All of it

Which interval is second note has a frequency that is double that of frequency of the first note?

Octave

Who is the concertmaster?

The principal violinist

When does the orchestra play an overture at the opera

The beginning

who tunes the orchestra

The principal oboe

Frequency

Left to right

Aplitude

Loudness

Pitch

Single sound frequency

Hertz

A unit of frequency measuring chicles per second

Rock/pop concerts

Less formal

Opening act

No program order for the audience

Jazz concerts

In clubs or concert halls

Interaction art form

Rondo form

ABACABA

Binary form

ab-aabb

Ternary form

ABA CDC ABA