Music

Question 1

1In African music, a leader singing a line and the group answering is called

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A. ostinato B. call and response C. counterpoint D. canon

Question 2

2A melody with chordal accompaniment is

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A. homophonic texture B. monophonic texture C. unison D. polyphonic texture

Question 3

3Two or more independent melodies played together form

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A. polyphonic texture B. monophonic texture C. homophonic texture D. silence

Question 4

4Timbre is the

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A. tone colour that distinguishes instruments B. pitch C. speed D. loudness

Question 5

5Heterophony is a texture in which

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A. chords accompany a tune B. several performers play variations of the same melody at once C. two different melodies are played D. there is one melody alone

Question 6

6Unison means

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A. different melodies B. a solo C. silence D. everyone performs the same notes together

Question 7

7A single melody line without accompaniment is

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A. monophonic texture B. heterophonic texture C. polyphonic texture D. homophonic texture

Question 8

8Several independent melodies sounding together, as in a fugue, form a

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A. drone B. monophonic texture C. polyphonic (contrapuntal) texture D. homophonic texture

Question 9

9Call and response, common in African music, is

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A. only instrumental music B. a leader singing a phrase answered by a group C. silent music D. everyone singing different songs

Question 10

10Music with a single melody line and no accompaniment has a

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A. heterophonic texture B. polyphonic texture C. homophonic texture D. monophonic texture