Final Exam Review - SPRING 2025

The relative thinness or thickness of sound and types of music layers is known as

• Gregorian Chant

• polyphony

• texture

• monophonic

A single melodic line with no accompaniment is called a

• monophonic

• polyphonic

• melismatic

• syllabic

Which musical texture consists of two or more separate melodies of equal importance at the same time?

• monophonic

• homophonic

• polyphonic

• syllabic

When music consists of one primary melody with harmonic or chordal accompaniment, it is called

• melismatic

• monophonic

• homophonic

• syllabic

Most music during the Middle Ages was vocal.

• True

• False

When one note of music is set to each syllable of text, it is known as

• vibrato

• melismatic

• choral music

• syllabic

Music written for the church is considered

• secular music

• sacred music

• reverent music

• polyphonic music

The loudness level in music is referred to as dynamics.

• True

• False

Who were the first known composers of notated polyphony?

• Giovanni and Palestrina

• Roman Catholic monks

• Leonin and Perotin

• Anonymous priests and nuns

Which musical characteristic is NOT typical of the Baroque era?

• tuneful melodies and simple harmony

• continuous expanding, unfolding melody

• continuity of rhythm

• music expresses one basic mood