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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Tonality
Fourth
Madrigal
Minuet
2. A combination of two or more staves on which all the notes are vertically aligned and performed simultaneously in differing registers and instruments.
Stretto
Musette
System
Portamento
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.
Canon
Tutti
Vibrato
Falsetto
4. One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark - melancholic mood.
Prelude
Minor
Reed
Coda
5. The voice between soprano and alto. Also - in sheet music - a direction for the tempo to be played at medium speed.
Pastoral
Ricercar
Mezzo
Maestro
6. Pertains to tone or tones.
Tonal
Hymn
Presto
Time Signature
7. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Quadrille
Piano
Progression
Etude
8. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Chord
Glissando
Suite
Fourth
9. 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.
Romantic
System
EnharmonicInterval
Classical
10. A whole note is equal to 2 half notes - 4 quarter notes - 8 eighth notes - etc.
Impromptu
Overture
Whole note
Polyphony
11. In sheet music - a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Serenade
Clef
Tonality
Cantabile
12. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
Gregorian Chant
Mezzo
Homophony
Key signature
13. The voice between soprano and alto. Also - in sheet music - a direction for the tempo to be played at medium speed.
Dynamics
Mezzo
Nonet
Tonal
14. Pertaining to the fugue - the overlapping of the same theme or motif by two or more voices a few beats apart.
Mezzo
Polytonality
Libretto
Stretto
15. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Tune
Overture
Chant
Da Capo
16. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.
Cadenza
Scale
Quintet
Etude
17. A short light musical drama.
Chord
Operetta
Triplet
Energico
18. The element of music pertaining to time - played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.
Elegy
Orchestra
Romantic
Rhythm
19. Ability to determine the pitch of a note as it relates to the notes that precede and follow it.
Vibrato
Tune
Slur
Relative pitch
20. Closing section of a movement.
Coda
Allegro
Romantic
Obbligato
21. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Rondo
Major
Conductor
Tritone
22. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Cadenza
Reed
Clavier
Concert master
23. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Energico
Forte
Minuet
Waltz
24. Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.
Musette
Expressionism
Flat
Gavotte
25. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.
Measure
Tonal
Glee
Chromatic scale
26. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Presto
Fifth
Trill
Virtuoso
27. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.
Progression
Rigaudon
Cantata
Minor
28. Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending.
Scale
Reed
Relative pitch
Baroque
29. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.
Fugue
Canon
Klangfarbenmelodie
Cavatina
30. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
Etude
Fourth
Adagio
Accelerando
31. Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Whole note
Fermata
Homophony
Ornaments
32. A period in history dating from the 14th to 16th centuries. This period signified the rebirth of music - art - and literature.
Serenade
Consonance
Renaissance
Sequence
33. Where the musical themes and melodies are developed - written in sonata form.
Rhythm
Ricercar
Development
Trill
34. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Duet
Musicology
Sonata
Cantata
35. 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.
Voice
Rondo
Leitmotif
Staff
36. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Intermezzo
Operetta
Timbre
Tessitura
37. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.
Quadrille
Duet
Vivace
Instrumentation
38. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Expressionism
Forte
Progression
Accessible
39. Elaborate polyphonic composition of the Boroque and Renaissance periods.
Cadenza
Trio
Interlude
Ricercar
40. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Rigaudon
Chorus
Opus
Cadenza
41. A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
Concerto
Cantabile
Gavotte
Hymn
42. Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.
Fugue
Unison
Cavatina
Intonation
43. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Libretto
Chant
Interlude
Polyphony
44. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Homophony
Da Capo
Quintet
Interpretation
45. The distance in pitch between two notes.
Romantic
Forte
Tremolo
Interval
46. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Classical
Triplet
Sonata form
Pastoral
47. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.
Grazioso
Staccato
Measure
Libretto
48. Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position.For example: C sharp and D flat.
Temperament
EnharmonicInterval
Carol
Ligature
49. The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
Verismo
Leading note
Tonic
Ostinato
50. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
Cavatina
Chorale
Nonet
Finale
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