Topic Questions Unit 6

In the excerpt shown, what type of nonharmonic tone is featured in the highest voice?

• Accented neighbor tones

• Unaccented neighbor tones

• Accented passing tones

• Unaccented passing tones

Answer explanation

In measures 2 and 4, the E functions as an unaccented passing tone between the chord tones F-sharp and D.

The circled pitch is best analyzed as

• an upper neighbor tone

• a lower neighbor tone

• an accented passing tone

• an unaccented passing tone

Answer explanation

The D is a nonchord tone in the context of the implied harmony on A. It is a passing tone, as it is approached by step and left by step in the same direction. Because it is on the strong part of the beat, it is an accented passing tone.

In measures 21 and 25, the top voice features

• passing tones

• arpeggios

• trills

• neighbor tones

Answer explanation

The melodic lines i embellished using neighbor tones.

Measure 1 includes which of the following types of nonharmonic tones?

• Accented passing tones

• Unaccented passing tones

• Accented neighbor tones

• Unaccented neighbor tones

Answer explanation

In measure 1, the treble has an upper neighbor on the weak part of beat 1(G) and a lower neighbor on the weak part of beat 2 (E) over a tonic (F) harmony.

In measures 20, 24, and 28, the melody includes

• unaccented nonharmonic tones

• accented nonharmonic tones

• only chord tones

• ornaments

Answer explanation

The melody in each of the measures outlines a triad filled in with nonharmonic passing tones in stepwise motion. The nonharmonic tones occur on the weak part of the beat.

In the first half of measure 1, the upper voices feature which of the following nonharmonic tones?

• Upper neighbor

• Lower neighbor

• Accented passing tone

• Unaccented passing tone

Answer explanation

In the first half of measure 1, the upper voices move from E to F-sharp and then back to E, creating an upper neighbor tone.

In measure 1, the last note in the viola is best described as

• an escape tone

• a passing tone

• an anticipation

• a neighbor tone

Answer explanation

The A i the viola part is nonchord tone in the G major chord in measure1, beat 2. It anticipates the A in the D major chord on the downbeat of measure 2.

Which of the following types of nonharmonic tones are used in the lowest voice?

• Appoggiaturas

• Escape tones

• Pedal point

• Anticipations

Answer explanation

Measures 22-25 include an extending pedal point underneath changing harmonies.

The nonharmonic tones circled are best described as

• appoggiaturas

• passing tones

• upper neighbor tones

• escape tones

Answer explanation

The circled nonharmonic tones are appoggiaturas. They are approached by leap and resolved by step in the opposite direction, and occur on the strong part of the beat.

The repeated notes in measures 2-8 o the cello part are best analyzed as

• pedal points

• chord tones

• escape tones

• appoggiaturas

Answer explanation

The repeated notes in the cello are all part of the D major tonic.