What is the term for a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in a piece of music?

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What is the term for a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes in a piece of music?

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B. Tremolo

Answer 2

C. Arpeggio

Answer 3

D. Glissando

Answer 4

A. R&B (Rhythm and Blues)

Answer 5

A. Johann Sebastian Bach

Answer 6

B. Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer 7

C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer 8

D. Franz Joseph Haydn

Answer 9

C. Trumpet

Answer 10

D. Clarinet

Answer 11

B. Sonata-Allegro

Answer 12

C. Ternary

Answer 13

D. Theme and Variations

Answer 14

A. Anton�n Dvor�k

Answer 15

B. Franz Schubert

Answer 16

C. Richard Strauss

Answer 17

D. Gustav Mahler

Answer 18

B. Staccato

Answer 19

C. Pizzicato

Answer 20

D. Sforzando

Answer 21

A. Xylophone

Answer 22

B. Tambourine

Answer 23

C. Maracas

Answer 24

D. Triangle

Answer 25

A. Irish Folk

Answer 26

B. Flamenco

Answer 27

C. Klezmer

Answer 28

D. Bluegrass

Answer 29

A. Counterpoint

Answer 30

B. Harmony

Answer 31

A. Crescendo

Answer 32

B. Diminuendo

Answer 33

C. Fortissimo

Answer 34

D. Decrescendo

Answer 35

A. Dancehall

Answer 36

C. Calypso

Answer 37

D. Dubstep

Answer 38

A. Gustav Holst

Answer 39

B. Edward Elgar

Answer 40

C. Ralph Vaughan Williams

Answer 41

D. Benjamin Britten

Answer 42

A. Four beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat

Answer 43

B. Three beats per measure, quarter note gets the beat

Answer 44

C. Two beats per measure, half note gets the beat

Answer 45

D. Four beats per measure, half note gets the beat

Answer 46

A. Electronic

Answer 47

B. Classical

Answer 48

B. Clarinet

Answer 49

D. Bassoon

Answer 50

A. Theme and Variations

Answer 51

C. Sonata-Allegro

Answer 52

C. Arpeggio

Answer 53

D. Cadence

Answer 54

A. Giacomo Puccini

Answer 55

B. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer 56

C. Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer 57

D. Georges Bizet

Answer 58

A. Freddie Mercury

Answer 59

B. John Lennon

Answer 60

C. Mick Jagger

Answer 61

D. David Bowie

Answer 62

A. Miles Davis

Answer 63

B. Louis Armstrong

Answer 64

C. Dizzy Gillespie

Answer 65

D. John Coltrane

Answer 66

A. Psychedelic Rock

Answer 67

B. Beatnik Movement

Answer 68

C. Hippie Movement

Answer 69

D. Punk Rock

Answer 70

C. Calypso

Answer 71

D. Saxophone

Answer 72

C. Alternative

Answer 73

A. Sonata-Allegro

Answer 74

D. Ternary

Answer 75

A. Accordion

Answer 76

D. Harpsichord

Answer 77

B. Harmony

Answer 78

A. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Answer 79

B. Igor Stravinsky

Answer 80

C. Sergei Prokofiev

Answer 81

D. Dmitri Shostakovich

Answer 82

A. Antonio Vivaldi

Answer 83

B. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer 84

C. Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer 85

D. Franz Joseph Haydn

Answer 86

A. Lowers its pitch by a half step

Answer 87

B. Raises its pitch by a half step

Answer 88

C. Doubles its duration

Answer 89

D. Indicates a rest

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