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Accessible : Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Adagio : A tempo having slow movement.
Allergo : A direction to play lively and fast
Atonal : Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Baroque : Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional, flowery music.
Cadence : A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase, either in the middle or the end of a composition.
Contralto : Lowest female singing voice.
Counterpoint : Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Courante : A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.
Consonance : Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.
Coda : Closing section of a movement.
Concert master: The first violin in an orchestra.
Drone : Dull, Monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.
Carol : A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Capriccio : A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music.
Cantata : Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature.
Cavatima : A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Interlude : Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Legato : Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Libretto : A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Octet : A composition written for eight instruments.
Operetta : A short light musical drama.
Ostinato : A repeated phrase.
Partita : Suite of Baroque dances.
Recapitulation : A reprise.
Glissando : Sliding between two notes.
Homophony : Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Maestro : Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music.
Madrigal : A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices, usually without accompaniment.
Modulation : To shift to another key.
Monotone : Repetition of a single tone.
Motif : Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Musette : A boroque dance with a drone-bass.
Nocturne : A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Nonet : A composition written for nine instruments.
Notation : First developed in the 8th century, methods of writing music.
Partial : A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Intonation : The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Intermezzo : Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Vibrato : Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.
Virtuoso : A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
Whole tone scale: A scale consisting of only whole tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
Trill : Rapid alternation between notes that are a half note or whole tone apart.
Tremolo : Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Tonic : The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.
Tessitura : The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Tempo : Indicating speed.
Temperament : Refers to the tuning of an instrument.
Suite : A loose collection of instrumental compositions.
Staccato : Short detached notes, as opposed to legato.
Music Terms
Across:2. | Short detached notes, as opposed to legato. | 4. | Music written to be sung or played in unison. | 6. | Refers to the tuning of an instrument. | 8. | Repetition of a single tone. | 10. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. | 11. | Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional, flowery music. | 14. | Music that is easy to listen to and understand. | 16. | A tempo having slow movement. | 17. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 18. | A composition written for eight instruments. | 20. | Indicating speed. | 21. | Sliding between two notes. | 23. | Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key. | 25. | A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase, either in the middle or the end of a composition. | 27. | Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music. | 28. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 29. | Primary theme or subject that is developed. | 31. | A boroque dance with a drone-bass. | 32. | The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch. | 34. | Suite of Baroque dances. | 36. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 37. | The range of an instrumental or a vocal part. | 38. | A repeated phrase. | 40. | A direction to play lively and fast | 41. | First developed in the 8th century, methods of writing music. | 42. | A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music. |
| | Down:1. | A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece. | 3. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 5. | A short light musical drama. | 7. | A scale consisting of only whole tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes. | 9. | Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes. | 12. | A reprise. | 13. | A loose collection of instrumental compositions. | 15. | Rapid alternation between notes that are a half note or whole tone apart. | 19. | Closing section of a movement. | 22. | Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly. | 24. | Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes. | 25. | Lowest female singing voice. | 26. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 30. | The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote. | 33. | A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations. | 35. | Dull, Monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody. | 39. | A composition written for nine instruments. |
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Music Terms
Across:2. | Short detached notes, as opposed to legato. | 4. | Music written to be sung or played in unison. | 6. | Refers to the tuning of an instrument. | 8. | Repetition of a single tone. | 10. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. | 11. | Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional, flowery music. | 14. | Music that is easy to listen to and understand. | 16. | A tempo having slow movement. | 17. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 18. | A composition written for eight instruments. | 20. | Indicating speed. | 21. | Sliding between two notes. | 23. | Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key. | 25. | A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase, either in the middle or the end of a composition. | 27. | Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music. | 28. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 29. | Primary theme or subject that is developed. | 31. | A boroque dance with a drone-bass. | 32. | The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch. | 34. | Suite of Baroque dances. | 36. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 37. | The range of an instrumental or a vocal part. | 38. | A repeated phrase. | 40. | A direction to play lively and fast | 41. | First developed in the 8th century, methods of writing music. | 42. | A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music. |
| | Down:1. | A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece. | 3. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 5. | A short light musical drama. | 7. | A scale consisting of only whole tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes. | 9. | Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes. | 12. | A reprise. | 13. | A loose collection of instrumental compositions. | 15. | Rapid alternation between notes that are a half note or whole tone apart. | 19. | Closing section of a movement. | 22. | Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly. | 24. | Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes. | 25. | Lowest female singing voice. | 26. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 30. | The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote. | 33. | A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations. | 35. | Dull, Monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody. | 39. | A composition written for nine instruments. |
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