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Music Theory 4 Final Exam Verified 2024
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Music Theory 4 Final Exam Verified 2024_______ _________ are chords built around the interval of the second. - ANSWER-
Secondal Harmonies
_________ __________ are chords built around the interval of the fifth. - ANSWER-
Quintal Harmonies
__________ _________ are chords built around the interval of the fourth. - ANSWER-
Quartal Harmonies
"____________ and _____________ are two of the most obvious methods of..."
overcoming the limitations (from question 2) for composers. - ANSWER-Composite
meter and Meter change
"__________________ ideas help to cross bar lines and weaken their hold on 'barring'
concepts." - ANSWER-Isorhythmic
A Lydian - ANSWER-(major) A B C# D# E F# G# A
According to the author, what is the "most important large structure of individual
movements from the 'common-practice' tonal era? - ANSWER-Sonata Form
According to the authors, within Sonata Form, the zones of transition are considered:
Energy-gaining
Energy-reducing
Static
Unimportant - ANSWER-Energy-gaining
According to the reading, what do the different attempts to integrate non-Western music
(jazz, eastern European, southern Europe, etc.) have in common? - ANSWER-to vary
the exposure to the audience of other cultures
As the WAMT developed, what became necessary "[with] the increase in the size of
ensembles...the complexity of rhythmic ideas, and the emphasis on strong-beat/weak-
beat forms?" - ANSWER-Meter and bars or measures
Augmented Scale - ANSWER-Do, Di, Mi, Fa, Si, La
B Ionian - ANSWER-(major) B C# D# E F# G# A# B
Based on the examples from the text that we studied in class, explain 3 ways (tunings of
instruments or systems of notation) that composers use to achieve microtones in their
compositions. - ANSWER-1. Divides the octave into 24 parts
, 2. 2 pianos that are tuned 1/8th tone apart. No notation is required.
3. Shows slide positions for different available tunings
Bb Mixolydian - ANSWER-(major) Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb
Briefly explain how tuning systems evolved by describing the principles of how each of
the 4 systems work. - ANSWER-1. Pythagorean Tuning: tunes the 5th
2. Mean-tone: slightly lowers the 5th to create pure thirds
3. Just intonation: attempts to tune the 3rd and the 5th
4. Equal temperament: Divides the octave into 12 equal parts
Define 'floating' rhythm - ANSWER-The elementary rhythm is subordinated by the
foreground. The elementary layer is still present but the higher rhythmic layer traverses
it freely, and is so much more important that one is inclined to forget the meter.
Define additive rhythm - ANSWER-The composer manipulates the length of
phrases/subphrases to create unpredictable time-spaces between different groupings of
phrase or subphrase.
Define exoticism - ANSWER-The use of melodies, rhythms, or instrumentation designed
to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times.
Define Polytonality/Polymodality - ANSWER-The simultaneity of 2 or more key centers
or tonal centers.
Define primitivism - ANSWER-Western art that is influenced by primitive cultures. In
music, it involves the evocation of primitive power through insistent rhythms and
percussive sounds.
Describe characteristics of (German) romantic subjectivism and how it differs from the
traditional Eastern view. - ANSWER-In German romantic subjectivism the expression of
the artist is the most prominent part. Where as the traditional Eastern view would not
put the artist first but rather look at the selfless process in his/her creative process. The
artist is setting himself aside in order to surpass himself.
Discuss the development of 'primitive' melody. How was this logic formed? Of what was
this music not yet conscious? According to the author, from what two possible facets of
communication did the melodic process develop? - ANSWER-Primitive melody was
formed without the influence of a note system. It is considered pre-modal. At this time,
music was not yet conscious of interval size. The author suggests that "recitative" and
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