What does the summary indicate about the general metric placement of escape tones?

Correct answer: They are usually unaccented.

Explanation

This question checks for understanding of the typical characteristics of escape tones, specifically their metric placement, as outlined in the summary.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the general rule for the melodic contour of an appoggiatura?

Question 2

What is another name for an escape tone?

Question 3

A neighbor group is described as a combination of which two nonchord tones in succession?

Question 4

What is a 'free anticipation'?

Question 5

What is the defining characteristic of a pedal point?

Question 6

According to the text, the appoggiatura is more typical of which century's music compared to the eighteenth century?

Question 7

What are the typical characteristics of an escape tone?

Question 8

What is the common purpose of using an escape tone at a cadence?

Question 9

Besides 'cambiata', what is another term used for a neighbor group?

Question 10

The device where the end of a Baroque phrase in a minor key concludes with a major tonic triad is known as what?

Question 11

From where does the term 'pedal point' originate?

Question 12

What is an 'inverted pedal point'?

Question 13

What is a 'double pedal point'?

Question 14

What is the common triad often included in a passage with a tonic pedal point, whose root is a perfect fourth above the pedal?

Question 15

In the context of analyzing passages with pedal points, what is the general practice for indicating inversions of chords played above the pedal?

Question 16

When analyzing an unaccompanied melodic line, the text suggests that recognizing NCTs is generally what?

Question 17

What issue is highlighted in Example 12-14 (Brahms), where two staves are not 'correctly' aligned?

Question 18

What is the key takeaway from the discussion of Examples 12-12 and 12-13 (Schubert) regarding the labeling of NCTs?

Question 19

Which nonchord tone discussed in Chapter 12 has a melodic contour that is the reverse of an appoggiatura?

Question 20

In what situation might what appears to be a pedal point or anticipation actually be better analyzed as suspensions and retardations?

Question 21

While an appoggiatura is generally approached by an ascending leap and left by a descending step, the text notes that the sequence is not always this specific. What is the constant feature of all appoggiaturas?

Question 22

In Example 12-2 (Chopin), what aspect of the nonchord tones is identified as being a major contributor to the phrase's 'Romantic flavor'?

Question 23

What does the neighbor group figure resemble, as illustrated in Example 12-4?

Question 24

How does an anticipation move to the chord it anticipates?

Question 25

In Example 12-7 (Schumann), three anticipation figures are present. How many of these figures are actual Nonchord Tones?

Question 26

In the context of the pedal point, what is a 'pedal six-four chord'?

Question 27

What type of pedal point is illustrated in Example 12-11 (Prout), which contains rests?

Question 28

Which statement accurately describes the NCTs discussed in Chapter 12 compared to those in previous chapters?

Question 29

What does the text suggest is the best analytical solution for the seemingly problematic NCTs in Example 12-13 (Schubert)?

Question 30

In the summary, how is an escape tone's melodic motion described?

Question 31

According to the summary, a neighbor group embellishes a single pitch by sounding what?

Question 32

The summary states that an anticipation almost always resolves to what?

Question 33

What is the summary's definition of a free anticipation?

Question 35

In most cases, what is the melodic approach and resolution for an appoggiatura, according to the summary?

Question 36

According to the analysis of conventional NCT terminology in the 'Special Problems' section, what is the suggested approach for a passage like Example 12-14 (Brahms)?

Question 37

What are appoggiaturas also called?

Question 38

What is the typical harmonic context for using an escape tone figure to ornament a scalar line, as seen in the reference to Example 11-3?

Question 39

The resolution of the neighbor group figure involves the second nonchord tone, which is an appoggiatura. How does this appoggiatura resolve?

Question 40

In Example 12-8 (Mozart), what is the function of the bass anticipating the tonic triad before the dominant chord has resolved?

Question 41

What is the primary difference between a rearticulated pedal point and a sustained pedal point?

Question 42

In the analysis of the Bach fugue subject (Example 12-16), what does the textural reduction reveal about the melody?

Question 43

What factor often makes NCTs involving leaps, like appoggiaturas, more obvious to the listener?

Question 44

In the case of a neighbor group, the first neighbor is approached by step and left by leap, while the second is approached by leap and resolved by step. Which part of this figure constitutes the escape tone?

Question 45

What chord is often found above a dominant pedal point?

Question 46

What makes the analysis of Example 12-2 (Chopin) change when moving from the surface to a more background level, as shown in the textural reduction?

Question 47

According to the chapter, how does a free anticipation resolve?

Question 48

Which nonchord tone discussed in Chapter 12 is generally characterized as being 'accented'?

Question 49

The analysis of the Schumann example with anticipation figures (Example 12-7) shows that while there are three such melodic shapes, only the one in the bass is an NCT. What are the other two figures?

Question 50

What is the primary cautionary point the chapter makes about analyzing NCTs in an unaccompanied melody?