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The term nonlexical refers to a text that
is a vernacular language
consists of nonsense syllables
has no repetitions
features a play on words
Scat-singing is common in
jazz
Asian music
Renaissance madrigals
Christmas Carols
The term vocalise refers to
all vocal music
music in jazz
a wordless melody
an elaborate melody with Latin text
The language of the Roman Empire and of the Roman Catholic Church through most of its history was
Italian
German
Greek
Latin
Rhymed units in poetry are called
strophes
lyrics
choruses
cadences
The term refrain refers to
a central idea in the text
the avoidance of repetition
the beginning and ending of poem
words and music that repeat in a poem
The setting of one note per syllable is called
melismatic
syllabic
neumatic
word-painting
The extended melodic line on the word rejoice in Handel's Messiah is a(n)
improvisation
melisma
refrain
example of neumatic music
The use of a few notes for each syllable is called
melismatic
syllabic
neumatic
word-painting
The depiction of the meaning of a text in music is called
symbolic
word-painting
melisma
textualization
The common language spoken by the people is called
the vernacular
secular
vocalise
sacred
What type of music has traditionally been in vernacular languages?
secular
liturgical
nonlexical
melismatic
Happy Birthday uses which type of text setting
syllabic
melismatic
neumatic
word-painting
Some pop singers use ____________________ as part of their signature style.
melismas
vernacular
strophes
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The opposite of secular music is
scat-singing
religious music (liturgical)
melismatic music
neumatic music
The term song technically refers to all music, with or without words.
True
False
The Greek philosopher Plato felt that music without words was lacking in artistic taste.
True
False
Vocal music must use recognizable words
True
False
The vernacular is the common language of a people
True
False
In composition of songs, the music always comes first
True
False
Singing on a neutral vowel like "ah" is called scat-singing
True
False
A vocal improvisation using wordless vocables like "Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-wop" is called vocalise
True
False
Words that recur after each stanza are called the refrain or chorus
True
False
Many notes set to one syllable of text are called melismatic
True
False
Capturing the meaning of a word or idea through music is called word-painting
True
False
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