Read the stanza from “Twelfth Song of Thunder.”

The voice that beautifies the land!
The voice above,
The voice of the thunder
Within the dark cloud
Again and again, it sounds,
The voice that beautifies the land.

How do the repeated words in this stanza affect the song?

The repeated words stress the connection between the singer and the listener.
The repeated words put the focus on the main idea of the stanza.
The repeated words explain how thunder comes into being.
The repeated words make it clear that these are the lyrics for a song.

Choose the description that best matches each word. write the correct letter in the blank. 1. ostinato a. large, extended composition for chorus and orchestra 2. atonality b. full orchestra 3. musicology c. festive, march-like opening to a play or “semi-opera” 4. concerto d. small group of solo instruments 5. minimalism e. music contrasting a full orchestra and solo instruments 6. art song f. music played under the action to influence the mood 7. strophic form g. a vocal song focusing on artistic expression 8. incidental h. each stanza of a poem is set to the same music 9. oratorio i. repeated musical pattern that provides unity to a piece 10. dissonance j. steady beat; simple harmonies; short, repetitive melody 11. concertino k. harsh, unstable sounding of pitches; harmonic tension 12. tutti l. all 12 tones of chromatic scale, no tonal center 13. entrada m. the historical and scientific study of music