Development of Tonal Harmony

From which tradition did tonal harmony develop?

• Baroque tradition

• Classical tradition

• Renaissance polyphonic modal tradition

• Romantic tradition

What did the Renaissance tradition rely on for its development?

• The invention of new musical instruments

• The "rules" of counterpoint

• The introduction of monophonic music

• The use of electronic amplification

What was the result of applying the rules of counterpoint in the Renaissance tradition?

• The decline of musical complexity

• The creation of the first musical notation

• Certain recurring and recognizable combinations of chords

• The separation of music into different genres

How did tonal harmony come into existence?

• It was invented during the Classical period

• It was a result of technological advancements

• It developed from the norms of tonal harmony

• It developed from counterpoint

What must you learn to begin composing tonal music or to conduct harmonic analyses?

• The history of tonal music

• Which chord successions are typical of tonal harmony

• The different types of musical instruments

• The biographies of famous composers

Why is it important to understand different chord progressions in tonal music?

• To know which instruments to use

• To understand the cultural background of the music

• To understand why some progressions seem to move towards a goal

• To learn how to read music

What is a sequence in music?

• A repetition of a pattern in a different voice

• A pattern that is repeated immediately in the same voice but starts on a different pitch class

• A musical form that is composed of multiple independent parts

• A chord progression that follows the circle of fifths

What is a tonal sequence?

• A sequence that changes the pattern to a different time signature

• A sequence that modulates to a different key with each repetition

• A sequence that keeps the pattern in a single key

• A sequence that introduces a new rhythm with each repetition

What is a real sequence, also known as a modulating sequence?

• A sequence that repeats the pattern without any changes

• A sequence that alters the pattern rhythmically

• A sequence that transposes the pattern to a new key

• A sequence that repeats the pattern in retrograde

What is the tempo marking for the piece shown in Example 7-3?

• Allegro

• Andante

• Largo ma non tanto

• Presto