Question

What is an arpeggio?

A)a blend of several tones, which reverberate simultaneously
B)playing a series of chords in a particular order
C)unsteady combination of chords producing rough sound
D)musical notes set to sound in a discontinuous manner

Answer 1

The answer is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct on Edmitnum and Plato.

Why? While an arpeggio is technically a broken chord (so B seems like it makes sense), the word discontinuous, in this case, is your hint. Discontinuous (not dissonance, my music lovers, two different things :) as in the notes are one after another rather than played simultaneously.

All it is is a fancy (and kinda confusing) way for the test to say that an arpeggio is a broken chord.

Answer 2

is a type of broken chord, in which the notes that compose a chord are played or sung in a rising or descending order.

Step-by-step explanation:

An arpeggio may also span more than one octave. The word arpeggio comes from the Italian word arpeggiare, which means to play on a harp.