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A capella : One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
Accelerando : A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
Accessible : Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Adagio : A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
Allegro : A direction to play lively and fast.
Atonal : Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Beat : The unit of musical rhythm.
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.
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.
Clavier : The keyboard of a stringed instrument.
Coda : Closing section of a movement.
Concert master : The first violin in an orchestra.
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.
Duet : A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Elegy : An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.
Energico : A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically.
Ensemble : The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
Espressivo : A direction to play expressively.
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.
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.
Glee : Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Glissando : Sliding between two notes.
Homophony : Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Hymn : A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Interlude : Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Interval : The distance in pitch between two notes.
Introduction : The opening section of a piece of music or movement.
Key : System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Libretto : A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Maestro : Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music.
Modulation : To shift to another key.
Monotone : Repetition of a single tone.
Motif : Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Operetta : A short light musical drama.
Musical Terms
Across:3. | The keyboard of a stringed instrument. | 5. | To shift to another key. | 8. | A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically. | 10. | A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone. | 11. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 13. | A group singing in unison. | 14. | Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech. | 15. | A symbol indicating to play loud. | 17. | A short light musical drama. | 18. | Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera. | 20. | Closing section of a movement. | 21. | Repetition of a single tone. | 23. | A direction to play expressively. | 25. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 26. | A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God. | 28. | A string of chords played in succession. | 29. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 31. | The unit of musical rhythm. | 34. | System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note. | 36. | Lowest female singing voice. | 39. | Sliding between two notes. | 41. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 42. | The structure of a piece of music. | 43. | The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus. |
| | Down:1. | Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without instrumental accompaniment. | 2. | An instrumental lament with praise for the dead. | 4. | The opening section of a piece of music or movement. | 6. | The distance in pitch between two notes. | 7. | Primary theme or subject that is developed. | 9. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 11. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 12. | One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment. | 16. | Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition. | 19. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 21. | Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music. | 22. | The first violin in an orchestra. | 24. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 25. | A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition. | 27. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. | 30. | Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord. | 32. | A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison. | 33. | Music written to be sung or played in unison. | 35. | Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key. | 37. | A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease. | 38. | A direction to play lively and fast. | 40. | A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists. |
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Musical Terms
Across:3. | The keyboard of a stringed instrument. | 5. | To shift to another key. | 8. | A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically. | 10. | A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone. | 11. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 13. | A group singing in unison. | 14. | Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech. | 15. | A symbol indicating to play loud. | 17. | A short light musical drama. | 18. | Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera. | 20. | Closing section of a movement. | 21. | Repetition of a single tone. | 23. | A direction to play expressively. | 25. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 26. | A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God. | 28. | A string of chords played in succession. | 29. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 31. | The unit of musical rhythm. | 34. | System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note. | 36. | Lowest female singing voice. | 39. | Sliding between two notes. | 41. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 42. | The structure of a piece of music. | 43. | The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus. |
| | Down:1. | Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without instrumental accompaniment. | 2. | An instrumental lament with praise for the dead. | 4. | The opening section of a piece of music or movement. | 6. | The distance in pitch between two notes. | 7. | Primary theme or subject that is developed. | 9. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 11. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 12. | One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment. | 16. | Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition. | 19. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 21. | Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music. | 22. | The first violin in an orchestra. | 24. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 25. | A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition. | 27. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. | 30. | Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord. | 32. | A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison. | 33. | Music written to be sung or played in unison. | 35. | Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key. | 37. | A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease. | 38. | A direction to play lively and fast. | 40. | A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists. |
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