Question

What is the melodic leap between "gleaming" and "...and the rocket's red glare."

A) Minor Third
B) Major Third
C) Perfect Fifth
D) Octave

Answer 1

The melodic leap between 'gleaming' and '...and the rocket's red glare' is a perfect fifth (C)

Step-by-step explanation:

The melodic leap between 'gleaming' and '...and the rocket's red glare' is a perfect fifth (C).

In music theory, a melodic leap refers to the distance between two pitched notes.

In this case, the notes 'gleaming' and '...and the rocket's red glare' are five diatonic scale steps apart, which corresponds to a perfect fifth interval.