Test 1 Review Explorations into Music History

Elements of music (e.g. melody, harmony, meter, etc.), form, instruments, etc

• Means

• Effects

• Contexts

• None of the above

Moods, narratives (explicit or not), emotions, etc. conveyed by music through performance

• Form

• Texture

• Tempo

• Effects

Venues, employers, audiences, culture, politics, etc. in which music was created / is heard

• Tempo

• Contexts

• Speed

• Rhythm

Speed; indicated by beats per minute) or markings in the score (e.g. allegro)

• Tempo

• Rythym

• Word/ Text painting

• Form

Volume; indicated by markings in the score (e.g. fortissimo or piano)

• Meter

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Melody

Wide vs. narrow, conjunct vs. disjunct, patterned vs. variable, etc.

• Means

• Effects

• Timbre

• Melody

Consonant vs. dissonant, major vs. minor

• Harmony

• texture

• Form

• Means

Duple (in two or four) vs. triple (in three)

• Dynamics

• Texture

• Meter

• Form

Metrical vs. non-metrical, patterned vs. variable, syncopated, etc.

• Word/ Text Painting

• Rhythm

• Timbre

• Means

Monophonic vs. homophonic vs. polyphonic

• Texture

• Means

• Timbre

• Melody