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1. In tonal music, what is a cadence?
A repeated rhythmic ostinato
A modulation to a distant key
A harmonic progression that creates a sense of pause or closure
2. What characterizes a deceptive cadence in classical harmony?
The dominant resolves unexpectedly to a chord other than tonic
The tonic moves directly to the dominant
The cadence uses only tonic and subdominant chords
3. What does the term "anacrusis" refer to?
The last strong beat of a phrase
One or more unstressed notes leading into the first strong beat
A sustained note held over a barline
4. In medieval music, what is isorhythm?
Singing the same melody at different speeds
Alternating solo and choral passages
The combination of a repeated rhythmic pattern with a repeated pitch pattern
5. What is counterpoint?
The combination of independent melodic lines into a single texture
The repetition of a single melody in different octaves
The alternation of loud and soft dynamics
6. Which feature is essential to a fugue?
Strict homophonic texture throughout
Systematic imitation of a main theme (subject) in multiple voices
Alternation between chorus and soloist without imitation
7. What is a polyrhythm?
A rhythm that changes tempo within a single bar
A syncopated pattern that accents weak beats
The simultaneous use of different rhythmic groupings or meters
8. What does syncopation do in a rhythmic pattern?
Shifts accents to normally weak beats or off‑beats
Removes accents from all strong beats
Aligns all accents strictly with the barline
9. What does the term "timbre" describe?
The speed of the beats
The characteristic tone color or sound quality of an instrument or voice
The loudness of a musical passage
10. What is a cluster chord?
A chord consisting only of perfect fifths
A triad with an added sixth or seventh
A chord made of several adjacent tones, often a stack of seconds
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