Enj. Mus. Chapter 8

The term non-lexical refers to a text that:

• is in a vernacular language

• consists of nonsense syllables

• has no repetitions

• feature 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 a 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 a 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

• melismas

• textualization