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1. What is polyphony?
A texture with two or more independent melodic lines
A single melody with chordal accompaniment
Unison singing by a large choir
2. What does the term "heterophony" describe?
Alternating solo and chorus passages
Strict imitation at a fixed interval
Several performers playing different versions of the same melody simultaneously
3. In melodic writing, what is a sequence?
An unrelated new theme inserted between phrases
The repetition of a short idea at successively higher or lower pitch levels
A long, unbroken melodic line without repetition
4. What is a trill?
A rapid alternation between a note and its neighbor
A gradual quickening of tempo
A sudden accent on a weak beat
5. What does the term "glissando" indicate?
Play the passage detached and separated
Play only every other written note
Slide continuously between two pitches
6. In thematic transformation, what is augmentation?
Reversing the direction of each melodic interval
Presenting a theme with its rhythmic values lengthened
Stating the theme in a different instrument only
7. What is diminution of a theme?
Presenting the theme in faster note values
Removing every second note of the theme
Transposing the theme down an octave
8. What is a cadenza in a concerto?
A brief tutti passage for the full ensemble
A slow introduction before the main theme
An extended solo passage, often virtuosic, usually near a cadence
9. What characterizes a through‑composed song?
It alternates the same verse and chorus material throughout
Each stanza or section has new music rather than repeated sections
It consists entirely of a single repeated phrase
10. What is an ostinato?
A short musical pattern repeated many times in succession
A sudden modulation to a new key
A melody that appears only once in a movement
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