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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.
Baroque : Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional, flowery music; written in strict form.
Beat :The unit of musical rhythm.
Cadence : A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase, either in the middle or the end of a composition.
Cadenza : Initially an improvised cadence by a soloist; later becoming an elaborate and written out passage in an aria or concerto, featuring the skills of an instrumentalist or vocalist.
Cadenza : Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
Canon : A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds, backwards, or inverted.
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.
Fourth : The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Fugue : A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition, each voice enters at different times, creating counterpoint with one another.
Galliard : Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time.
Gavotte : A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time, always beginning on the third beat of the measure.
Glee : Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Glissando : Sliding between two notes.
Grandioso : Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.
Grave : Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.
Grazioso : Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully.
Gregorian Chant : Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
Harmony : Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
Homophony : Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Hymn : A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Impromptu : A short piano piece, often improvisational and intimate in character.
Instrumentation : Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
Interlude : Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Intermezzo : Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Interpretation : The expression the performer brings when playing his instrument.
Interval : The distance in pitch between two notes.
Intonation : The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
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.
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.
Maestro : Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music.
Major : One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
March : A form of music written for marching in two-step time. Originally the march was used for military processions.
Measure : The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two, three, four beats to a measure.
Medley : Often used in overtures, a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Mezzo : The voice between soprano and alto. Also, in sheet music, a direction for the tempo to be played at medium speed.
Minor : One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark, melancholic mood.
Minuet : Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Modes : Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Modulation : To shift to another key.
Monotone : Repetition of a single tone.
Motif : Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Movement : A separate section of a larger composition.
Musette : A Boroque dance with a drone-bass.
Musicology : The study of forms, history, science, and methods of music.
Natural : A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.
Neoclassical : Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
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.
Obbligato : An extended solo, often accompanying the vocal part of an aria.
Octave : Eight full tones above the key note where the scale begins and ends.
Octet : A composition written for eight instruments.
Opera : A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Operetta : A short light musical drama.
Opus : Convenient method of numbering a composer’s works where a number follows the word “opus”. For example, Opus 28, No. 4.
Oratorio : An extended cantata on a sacred subject.
Orchestra : A large group of instrumentalists playing together.
Orchestration : Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also, the study of music.
Ornaments : Tones used to embellish the principal melodic tone.
Ostinato : A repeated phrase.
Overture : Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.
Parody : A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.
Part : A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument.
Partial : A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Partita : Suite of Baroque dances.
Pastoral :A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Pentatonic Scale : A musical scale having five notes. For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.
Resonance : When several strings are tuned to harmonically related pitches, all strings vibrate when only one of the strings is struck.
Rhythm : The element of music pertaining to time, played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.
Ricercar : Elaborate polyphonic composition of the Boroque and Renaissance periods.
Rigaudon : A quick 20th century dance written in double time.
Rococo : A musical style characterized as excessive, ornamental, and trivial.
Romantic : A period in history during the 18th and early 19th centuries where the focus shifted from the neoclassical style to an emotional, expressive, and imaginative style.
Rondo : A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.
Root : The principal note of a triad.
Round : A canon where the melody is sung in two or more voices. After the first voice begins, the next voice starts singing after a couple of measures are played in the preceding voice. All parts repeat continuously.
Rubato : An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict
Across:1. | One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo, phrasing, dynamics, and style by gestures and facial expressions. | 3. | A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds, backwards, or inverted. | 4. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 8. | A string of chords played in succession. | 10. | Suite of Baroque dances. | 14. | 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. | 17. | A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God. | 19. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 20. | Convenient method of numbering a composer’s works where a number follows the word “opus”. For example, Opus 28, No. 4. | 21. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 23. | Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional, flowery music; written in strict form. | 28. | A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument. | 30. | The unit of musical rhythm. | 31. | Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious. |
| 32. | A musical style characterized as excessive, ornamental, and trivial. | 34. | A composition written for nine instruments. | 38. | In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord. | 41. | 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. | 42. | A direction to play lively and fast. | 46. | One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark, melancholic mood. | 50. | Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully. | 51. | Slow and stately dance music written in triple time. | 52. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 53. | A form of music written for marching in two-step time. Originally the march was used for military processions. | 54. | A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically. | 56. | Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord. | 57. | The distance in pitch between two notes. |
| | Down:2. | A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken. | 3. | Closing section of a movement. | 5. | A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment. | 6. | A symbol indicating to play loud. | 7. | An extended cantata on a sacred subject. | 9. | Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions. | 11. | A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time, always beginning on the third beat of the measure. | 12. | A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone. | 13. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 14. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 15. | Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments. | 16. | A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords, the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female. | 18. | The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch. | 22. | The principal note of a triad. | 24. | A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music. | 25. | A short light musical drama. |
| 26. | Primary theme or subject that is developed. | 27. | Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct. | 29. | Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without instrumental accompaniment. | 33. | Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key. | 35. | A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease. | 36. | A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations. | 37. | Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord. | 39. | Initially an improvised cadence by a soloist; later becoming an elaborate and written out passage in an aria or concerto, featuring the skills of an instrumentalist or vocalist. | 40. | The structure of a piece of music. | 43. | The first section of a movement written in sonata form, introducing the melodies and themes. | 44. | A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition, each voice enters at different times, creating counterpoint with one another. | 45. | Dull, monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody. | 47. | The element of music pertaining to time, played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats. | 48. | Elaborate polyphonic composition of the Boroque and Renaissance periods. | 49. | A group singing in unison. | 55. | System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note. |
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Across:1. | One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo, phrasing, dynamics, and style by gestures and facial expressions. | 3. | A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds, backwards, or inverted. | 4. | A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. | 8. | A string of chords played in succession. | 10. | Suite of Baroque dances. | 14. | 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. | 17. | A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God. | 19. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 20. | Convenient method of numbering a composer’s works where a number follows the word “opus”. For example, Opus 28, No. 4. | 21. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 23. | Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional, flowery music; written in strict form. | 28. | A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument. | 30. | The unit of musical rhythm. | 31. | Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious. |
| 32. | A musical style characterized as excessive, ornamental, and trivial. | 34. | A composition written for nine instruments. | 38. | In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord. | 41. | 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. | 42. | A direction to play lively and fast. | 46. | One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark, melancholic mood. | 50. | Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully. | 51. | Slow and stately dance music written in triple time. | 52. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 53. | A form of music written for marching in two-step time. Originally the march was used for military processions. | 54. | A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically. | 56. | Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord. | 57. | The distance in pitch between two notes. |
| | Down:2. | A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken. | 3. | Closing section of a movement. | 5. | A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment. | 6. | A symbol indicating to play loud. | 7. | An extended cantata on a sacred subject. | 9. | Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions. | 11. | A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time, always beginning on the third beat of the measure. | 12. | A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone. | 13. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 14. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 15. | Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments. | 16. | A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords, the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female. | 18. | The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch. | 22. | The principal note of a triad. | 24. | A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music. | 25. | A short light musical drama. |
| 26. | Primary theme or subject that is developed. | 27. | Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct. | 29. | Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without instrumental accompaniment. | 33. | Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key. | 35. | A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease. | 36. | A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations. | 37. | Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord. | 39. | Initially an improvised cadence by a soloist; later becoming an elaborate and written out passage in an aria or concerto, featuring the skills of an instrumentalist or vocalist. | 40. | The structure of a piece of music. | 43. | The first section of a movement written in sonata form, introducing the melodies and themes. | 44. | A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition, each voice enters at different times, creating counterpoint with one another. | 45. | Dull, monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody. | 47. | The element of music pertaining to time, played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats. | 48. | Elaborate polyphonic composition of the Boroque and Renaissance periods. | 49. | A group singing in unison. | 55. | System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note. |
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