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Music Theory Advanced Quiz 2
1. What is 'rubato'?
Expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo
Playing strictly in time
Playing very fast
2. What is a 'Picardy Third'?
Ending a minor piece with a major chord
A third that is out of tune
A chord built on the third degree
3. What is 'homophony'?
A texture with one dominant melody accompanied by chords
A texture with multiple independent melodies
A texture with only one voice
4. What is a 'fugue'?
A contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others
A fast dance
A song for solo voice
5. What is 'retrograde' in serialism?
Playing the tone row backwards
Playing the tone row upside down
Playing the tone row strictly
6. What is 'inversion' in serialism?
Flipping the intervals of the tone row (e.g., going down instead of up)
Playing the row backwards
Changing the instrument
7. What is 'basso continuo'?
A partially improvised accompaniment played on a bass line, usually by a keyboard and a bass instrument
A continuous drum beat
A solo bass singer
8. What is a 'cadential 6/4' chord?
A second inversion tonic chord preceding the dominant
A first inversion dominant chord
A root position tonic chord
9. What is 'strophic' form?
Songs in which all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music
Songs with different music for each verse
Songs with no words
10. What is 'through-composed'?
Music that is relatively continuous, non-sectional, and/or non-repetitive
Music that repeats the same melody
Music composed in one day
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