Aos 1 Musical Features

What is the term for the recurrence of a musical phrase or section?

• Syncopation

• Repetition

• Contrast

• Imitation

In music, what is a sustained note, typically in the bass, called?

• Drone

• Pedal

• Ostinato

• Alberti Bass

Which term describes the difference between musical elements to create interest?

• Sequence

• Contrast

• Conjunct

• Canon

What is a musical form where a melody is imitated by one or more voices at a fixed time interval?

• Anacrusis

• Canon

• Imitation

• Disjunct

What is the term for an upbeat or a pickup note before the first strong beat of a phrase?

• Syncopation

• Anacrusis

• Regular Phrasing

• Sequence

Which term refers to a melody that moves in small, connected intervals?

• Disjunct

• Conjunct

• Imitation

• Ostinato

What is the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice?

• Canon

• Imitation

Which term describes a melody that moves by leaps rather than by steps?

• A) Conjunct

• B) Disjunct

• C) Sequence

• D) Syncopation

What is the repetition of a motif or longer melodic (or harmonic) passage at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice?

• A) Sequence

• B) Regular Phrasing

• C) Ostinato

• D) Alberti Bass

Which term refers to musical phrases of equal length?

• A) Syncopation

• B) Regular Phrasing

• C) Anacrusis

• D) Drone