Chapter 8 Test (Text and Music)

The term nonlexical refers to a text that

• is a vernacular language

• consists of nonsense syllables

• has no repetitions

• features a play on words

Scat-singing is common in

• jazz

• Asian music

• Renaissance madrigals

• Christmas Carols

The term vocalise refers to

• all vocal music

• music in jazz

• a wordless melody

• an elaborate melody with Latin text

The language of the Roman Empire and of the Roman Catholic Church through most of its history was

• Italian

• German

• Greek

• Latin

Rhymed units in poetry are called

• strophes

• lyrics

• choruses

• cadences

The term refrain refers to

• a central idea in the text

• the avoidance of repetition

• the beginning and ending of poem

• words and music that repeat in a poem

The setting of one note per syllable is called

• melismatic

• syllabic

• neumatic

• word-painting

The extended melodic line on the word rejoice in Handel's Messiah is a(n)

• improvisation

• melisma

• refrain

• example of neumatic music

The use of a few notes for each syllable is called

• melismatic

• syllabic

• neumatic

• word-painting

The depiction of the meaning of a text in music is called

• symbolic

• word-painting

• melisma

• textualization