Enj. Mus. Chapter 6

What quality of a work of art refers to its structure or shape?

• theme

• melody

• form

• harmony

The basic structural concepts in the element of form are:

• repetition and contrast.

• major and minor.

• polyphonic and homophonic.

• duple and triple.

A vocal work in which each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in:

• refrain form.

• strophic form.

• chorus form.

• variation form.

The term __________ describes the technique whereby some aspects of the music are changed, yet the whole remains recognizable.

• variation

• contrast

• form

• repetition

The technique through which performers create music on the spot is known as:

• ostinato.

• improvisation.

• inversion.

• canon.

The form based on a statement and a departure without a return to the complete opening statement is called:

• binary

• ternary

• variation

• repetition

Which of the following best defines binary form?

• A-B-A

• A-B

• A-A

• B-B

Ternary form is represented by the pattern:

• A-B

• A-A-A

• A-B-A

• A-B-C

The compositional technique whereby a composer searches out a theme's capacity for growth and expansion is known as:

• augmentation

• diminution

• thematic development

• ternary form

The restatement of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch is called a(n):

• motive

• sequence

• theme

• ostinato