Elements of music test

Listening - What texture is this excerpt?

• Monophony

• Homophony

• Polyphony

Listening - What is the meter of the excerpt?

• Triple meter

• Quadruple meter

‘presto’ and ‘Largo’ are related to

• Tempo

• Dynamics

• Timbre

• Melody

What distinguishes one voice or instrument from another?

• Rhythm

• Dynamics

• Timbre

• Texture

What is associated with harmony? Choose all.

• Dissonance

• Conjunct

• Binary

• Consonance

Crescendo means

• Gradually play softer

• Gradually play louder

• Gradually stop playing

• Gradually play faster

Binary form is

• Three-part form

• Two-part form

• A structure in vocal music

• A structure in which there is no repeat of any large-scale musical section.

Quadruple meter uses ______________ as a diagram of a musical measure

• Strong, weak

• Strong, weak, medium, weak

• Strong, weak, weak

• Strong, weak, weak, weak

An example of homophonic texture could be a

• A simple song harmonized by chords

• Folksinger accompanied by a guitar

• All of the above

The degrees of volume in a piece of music is called what?

• Melody

• Tempo

• Dynamics

• Rhythm