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Cantabile:A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
Cantata:Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature.
Capriccio: A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music.
Carol:A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Castrato: Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range.
Cavatina: A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Chamber music:Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Chant:Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Choir:Group of singers in a chorus.
Chorale:A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
Chord:3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
Chord progression:A string of chords played in succession.
Chorus:A group singing in unison.
Chromatic scale:Includes all twelve notes of an octave.
Classical:The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700’s to mid 1800’s. The music was spare and emotionally reserved, especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.
Classicism:The period of music history which dates from the mid 1800’s and lasted about sixty years. There was a strong regard for order and balance.
Clavier:The keyboard of a stringed instrument.
Clef:In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Coda:Closing section of a movement.
Concert master:The first violin in an orchestra.
Concerto:A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
Conductor:One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo, phrasing, dynamics, and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Consonance:Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.
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.
Da Capo:In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
Deceptive cadence:A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.
Development:Where the musical themes and melodies are developed, written in sonata form.
Dissonance:Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
Drone:Dull, monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.
Duet:A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Dynamics:Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.
Elegy:An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.
Encore:A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance, shown by continuous applause.
Energico:A symbol in: sheet music a direction to play energetically.
Enharmonic Interval:Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position. For example: C sharp and D flat.
Ensemble:The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
Espressivo:A direction to play expressively.
Etude:A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.
Exposition:The first section of a movement written in sonata form, introducing the melodies and themes.
Expressionism:Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.
Falsetto:A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords, the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
Fermata:To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
Fifth:The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Finale:Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
Flat:A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone.
Form:The structure of a piece of music.
Forte:A symbol indicating to play loud.
Key signature:The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
Klangfarbenmelodie:The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.
Leading note:The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
Legato:Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Leitmotif:A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.
Libretto:A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Ligature:Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Madrigal:A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices, usually without accompaniment.
Musical Crossword Puzzle
Across:3. | A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists. | 5. | A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison. | 7. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 9. | Dull, monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody. | 10. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 11. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 14. | Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly. | 18. | In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff. | 19. | A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition. | 24. | Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume. | 25. | A symbol in: sheet music a direction to play energetically. |
| 26. | In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord. | 32. | A string of chords played in succession. | 33. | The structure of a piece of music. | 34. | The first violin in an orchestra. | 35. | A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone. | 36. | A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera. | 38. | Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord. | 39. | A symbol indicating to play loud. | 40. | Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition. | 41. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. |
| | Down:1. | A group singing in unison. | 2. | Closing section of a movement. | 3. | A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not. | 4. | A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment. | 6. | Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance. | 8. | Lowest female singing voice. | 12. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 13. | Where the musical themes and melodies are developed, written in sonata form. | 15. | Includes all twelve notes of an octave. | 16. | The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played. | 17. | A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest. | 20. | One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo, phrasing, dynamics, and style by gestures and facial expressions. |
| 21. | A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance, shown by continuous applause. | 22. | An instrumental lament with praise for the dead. | 23. | The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic. | 27. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 28. | A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices, usually without accompaniment. | 29. | Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech. | 30. | To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer. | 31. | A direction to play expressively. | 34. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 35. | The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes. | 37. | The keyboard of a stringed instrument. |
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Musical Crossword Puzzle
Across:3. | A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists. | 5. | A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison. | 7. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 9. | Dull, monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody. | 10. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 11. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 14. | Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly. | 18. | In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff. | 19. | A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition. | 24. | Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume. | 25. | A symbol in: sheet music a direction to play energetically. |
| 26. | In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord. | 32. | A string of chords played in succession. | 33. | The structure of a piece of music. | 34. | The first violin in an orchestra. | 35. | A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone. | 36. | A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera. | 38. | Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord. | 39. | A symbol indicating to play loud. | 40. | Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition. | 41. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. |
| | Down:1. | A group singing in unison. | 2. | Closing section of a movement. | 3. | A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not. | 4. | A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment. | 6. | Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance. | 8. | Lowest female singing voice. | 12. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 13. | Where the musical themes and melodies are developed, written in sonata form. | 15. | Includes all twelve notes of an octave. | 16. | The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played. | 17. | A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest. | 20. | One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo, phrasing, dynamics, and style by gestures and facial expressions. |
| 21. | A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance, shown by continuous applause. | 22. | An instrumental lament with praise for the dead. | 23. | The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic. | 27. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 28. | A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices, usually without accompaniment. | 29. | Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech. | 30. | To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer. | 31. | A direction to play expressively. | 34. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 35. | The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes. | 37. | The keyboard of a stringed instrument. |
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