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Accelerando : A symbol used in musical notation indicating gradually quicken tempo.
Accessible : Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Adagio : A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
Atona : Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Beat : The unit of musical rhythm.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Musical Terms
Across:3. | The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus. | 5. | A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time, always beginning on the third beat of the measure. | 9. | The first section of a movement written in sonata form, introducing the melodies and themes. | 11. | A group singing in unison. | 12. | A string of chords played in succession. | 13. | Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume. | 18. | A direction to play expressively. | 21. | A symbol used in musical notation indicating gradually quicken tempo. | 22. | Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time. | 24. | A symbol indicating to play loud. |
| 27. | Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music. | 29. | The unit of musical rhythm. | 30. | 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. | 34. | Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind. | 36. | A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece. | 38. | Music that is easy to listen to and understand. | 39. | Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech. | 40. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 41. | Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord. |
| | Down:1. | A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition, each voice enters at different times, creating counterpoint with one another. | 2. | A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest. | 4. | An instrumental lament with praise for the dead. | 6. | A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically. | 7. | Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position. For example: C sharp and D flat. | 8. | Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly. | 10. | Includes all twelve notes of an octave. | 14. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 15. | The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes. | 16. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 17. | A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance, shown by continuous applause. |
| 19. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. | 20. | A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices, usually without accompaniment. | 23. | Where the musical themes and melodies are developed, written in sonata form. | 25. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 26. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 28. | Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase. | 31. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 32. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 35. | One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character. | 37. | A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease. |
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Musical Terms
Across:3. | The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus. | 5. | A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time, always beginning on the third beat of the measure. | 9. | The first section of a movement written in sonata form, introducing the melodies and themes. | 11. | A group singing in unison. | 12. | A string of chords played in succession. | 13. | Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume. | 18. | A direction to play expressively. | 21. | A symbol used in musical notation indicating gradually quicken tempo. | 22. | Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time. | 24. | A symbol indicating to play loud. |
| 27. | Refers to any great composer, conductor, or teacher of music. | 29. | The unit of musical rhythm. | 30. | 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. | 34. | Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind. | 36. | A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece. | 38. | Music that is easy to listen to and understand. | 39. | Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech. | 40. | A song or hymn celebrating Christmas. | 41. | Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord. |
| | Down:1. | A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition, each voice enters at different times, creating counterpoint with one another. | 2. | A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest. | 4. | An instrumental lament with praise for the dead. | 6. | A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically. | 7. | Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position. For example: C sharp and D flat. | 8. | Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly. | 10. | Includes all twelve notes of an octave. | 14. | Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range. | 15. | The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes. | 16. | Group of singers in a chorus. | 17. | A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance, shown by continuous applause. |
| 19. | Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. | 20. | A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices, usually without accompaniment. | 23. | Where the musical themes and melodies are developed, written in sonata form. | 25. | A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance. | 26. | 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. | 28. | Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase. | 31. | Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature. | 32. | A book of text containing the words of an opera. | 35. | One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character. | 37. | A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease. |
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