Test Bank For Listening to Western Music 8th Edition by Craig Wright
CHAPTER 03: COLOR, TEXTURE, FORM, AND STYLE
Multiple Choice
1. The term referring to the level of volume at which sounds are produced is:
a. homophony
b. crescendo
c. texture
d. dynamics
e. ostinato
ANSWER: d
2. Musicians traditionally use Italian words for musical dynamics because the terms were first used when Italian musicians dominated Western music.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
3. The musical term for loud is:
a. forte
b. timbre
c. piano
d. glissando
e. syncopation
ANSWER: a
4. The musical term that tells the musician to sing or play softly is:
a. crescendo
b. piano
c. glissando
d. ritard
e. diminuendo
ANSWER: b
5. Identify the term that best describes what is happening in the listening example.
a. syncopation
b. rondo
c. crescendo
d. vibrato
e. pizzicato
ANSWER: c
OTHER: Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra, DL 2, 0:55-1:25
6. The term “crescendo” describes a gradual increase in the volume of sound.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
7. “Diminuendo” means to decrease the music’s dynamic level in a sudden and unexpected manner.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: b
8. There are two synonymous terms that describe a gradual decrease in dynamics. One is “diminuendo,” what is the other?
a. dissonance
b. encore
c. defibrillation
d. baritone
e. decrescendo
ANSWER: e
9. Which term refers to the distinctive tone quality of a sound?
a. color
b. pizzicato
c. texture
d. tremolo
e. tempo
ANSWER: a
10. Which term is synonymous with “color”?
a. crescendo
b. glissando
c. tremolo
d. timbre
e. counterpoint
ANSWER: d
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