Music Theory Quiz: Time Signatures and Texture

What is a simple time signature?

• A time signature with 5 or 7 beats in a bar

• A time signature where beats can be divided into 3

• A time signature that alternates between bars

• A time signature where beats can be divided into 2

Which of the following is NOT a type of simple time?

• Duple

• Quintuple

• Quadruple

• Triple

What characterizes a compound time signature?

• Changing time signatures

• Beats divided into 2

• Beats divided into 3

• Alternating time signatures

What is 'robbed time' in music?

• A type of compound time

• A time signature with 5 beats

• Music performed with rhythmic flexibility

• A repeated musical pattern

What is a monophonic texture?

• Two or more lines of equal importance

• A melodic line with chordal accompaniment

• A single melodic line without supporting harmonies

• A repeated pattern of two notes

What is a pedal in music?

• A repeated musical pattern

• A type of accompaniment pattern

• A note sustained or repeated in the bass

• A second melody against the main melody

What is a walking bass?

• A steady bass-line marking all four beats of the bar

• A single melodic line

• A type of compound time

• A repeated pattern of two notes

What is a canon in music?

• A piece relying on strict imitation

• A repeated pattern of two notes

• A soloist sings a phrase and a group responds

• A second melody against the main melody

What is an Alberti bass?

• A note sustained or repeated in the bass

• A steady bass-line marking all four beats of the bar

• A type of accompaniment pattern with broken chords

• A second melody against the main melody