Author Question: The character of the Mannheim crescendo is best described as a gradual increase from very soft to ... (Read 42 times)

HCHenry · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

The character of the Mannheim crescendo is best described as a gradual increase from very soft to very loud:

A) as the orchestra plays a triadic theme as a rising arpeggio
B) with a repeating figure over a pedal point
C) as more and more instruments are gradually added to increase the texture
D) as the bass line climbs up the diatonic scale for an octave or more

Question 2

If one writes a row in twelve-tone music in its original order, but begins on a different pitch, the row is said to be:

A) lost
B) inverted
C) serialized
D) transposed