Music Fundamentals Midpoint Review

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Which of the following is a fast tempo?
grave, largo, presto, adagio

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presto

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The degree of loudness or softness, or volume, of a piece is its

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dynamics

Front

Musical sounds are represented by symbols called

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notes

Front

Meter is marked off in groupings known as

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measures

Front

What general term suggests something of the overall character of a work as well as its function?

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genre

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The process of passing from one key to another during a piece is called

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modulation

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A texture featuring a single unaccompanied line is called

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monophony

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In simple meter, the beat is subdivided into

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two

Front

A vocal work in which each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in what form?

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strophic

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The term "band" refers to a

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jazz group, rock group, marching band, all of these