ACADEC MUSIC Theory 2019-2020

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Hornbostel and Sachs classification system?

• chordophone

• aerophone

• acoustaphone

• idiophone

Another word for overtone is

• frequency

• partial

• fundamental

• HZ

An augmented second between two consecutive notes appears ONLY in the

• melodic minor scale

• chromatic scale

• major scale

• harmonic minor scale

The term tessitura refers to

• register

• rhythm

• tenor

• tempo

A glide from one pitch to another is called glissando. What do musicians call a gradual increase in dynamics?

• andante

• staccato

• accent

• crescendo

Which form includes an exposition, development, and recapitulation?

• strophic

• sonata

• binary

• symphony

Which of the following is NOT part of fugal technique?

• alternating between two or more subjects

• combining the subject with a countersubject

• placing the subject in different voices

• inverting or reversing the subject

The "Mass of the Dead" is referred to as a

• dies irae

• lamentium

• requiem

• resurrexit

Which of the following practices is NOT characteristic of the Age of Humanism?

• dissecting the body for research

• living in monastic communities

• establishing new trade routes

• colonizing new territories

Which of the following is NOT a proper chant?

• sequence

• offertory

• epistle

• gradual