Music Terminology and Theory

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1. Which metronome marking is said to be larghetto? 100- 128 M.M. 156- 184 M.M. 184- 208 M.M. 70- 100 M.M.

2. Which of these musical forms includes three sections and a coda? fugue sonata ternary motet

3. The twelve-tone or chromatic scale contains all the tones we hear in western music, and can be understood as inflections of what? pentatonic scale diatonic scale modulation transformation

4. Which of these musical forms is notated ABA? ternary form thorough-composed form binary form secondary rounded form

5. Compositions using scales made up of 12 half-steps are using what? common time pentatonic scale chromaticism duple meter

6. Which of the following is NOT usually included in an opera? recitative overture interlude saltarello

7. To which musical family does the timpani belong? metallophone idiophone membranophone chordophone

8. What is leitmotif the basis for? singspiel operetta thematic recollection and transformation libretto

9. Which term refers to a short, light piece of music, usually written for the piano? bagatelle saltarello concerto rondo

10. What is the term used to describe comedic opera? seria rabbiosa verismo buffa