The setting of one note per syllable is called

The extended melodic line on the word rejoice in Handel's Messiah is a(n)

The use of a few notes for each syllable is called

The depiction of the meaning of a text in music is called

The common language spoken by the people is called

What type of music has traditionally been in vernacular languages?

Happy Birthday uses which type of text setting

Some pop singers use ____________________ as part of their signature style.

The opposite of secular music is

The term song technically refers to all music, with or without words.

The Greek philosopher Plato felt that music without words was lacking in artistic taste.

Vocal music must use recognizable words

The vernacular is the common language of a people

In composition of songs, the music always comes first

Singing on a neutral vowel like "ah" is called scat-singing

A vocal improvisation using wordless vocables like "Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-wop" is called vocalise

Words that recur after each stanza are called the refrain or chorus

Many notes set to one syllable of text are called melismatic

Capturing the meaning of a word or idea through music is called word-painting