IB Elements

What words are NOT used to describe density of sound?

• thick / thin
• sparse / dense
• numbers of layers
• loud / soft

Which term is used to describe multiple independent melody lines?

• Polyphonic
• Homophonic
• Monophonic
• Heterophonic

Which term is used to describe a melodic line played by multiple instruments in unison?

• Polyphonic
• Homophonic
• Monophonic
• Heterophonic

Which term is used to describe a chordal pattern that follows the rhythm of the melody?

• Polyphonic
• Homophonic
• Monophonic
• Heterophonic

Heterophonic texture is two melodies, so it is basically the same as a countermelody

• True

• False

What musical element refers to the way timbre, rhythm, melody, and harmony are combined?

• texture
• articulation
• dynamics
• tempo

When a melody is accompanied with chords, the melody is:

• Harmonized
• Dissonant
• Polyphonic
• Chromaticized

A chord that sounds discordant, unstable, or in need of resolution is called:

• Dissonant
• A motive
• Non-imitative
• Consonant

The texture of a single melody played without accompaniment is

• Monophony
• Polyphony
• Homophony
• Imitative counterpoint

Homophony occurs when:

• various musical lines are heard one after another with the same melody or similar  melodies.
  
• the melody is heard in one line and the other parts have clearly less important  material that forms an accompaniment.
• all musical lines are heard simultaneously, but each has a different melody.
• all voices or parts are heard simultaneously with the same melody.