- Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position. For example: C sharp and D flat.
- A string of chords played in succession.
- Includes all twelve notes of an octave.
- The first violin in an orchestra.
- A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
- Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
- 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.
- Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
- One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
| - A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
- A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music.
- 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.
- Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range.
- A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
- A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
- A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.
- Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.
| - The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
- 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.
- A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase, either in the middle or the end of a composition.
- Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
- 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.
- Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature.
- A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
- The keyboard of a stringed instrument.
| - A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
- Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
- A group singing in unison.
- In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
- A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance, shown by continuous applause.
- 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.
- A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
- Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
| - Group of singers in a chorus.
- 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
- Dull, monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.
- An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.
- The unit of musical rhythm.
- In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
- Closing section of a movement.
- A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
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