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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. 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.
Verismo
A cappella
Harmony
EnharmonicInterval
2. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.
Dissonance
Fourth
Rigaudon
Notation
3. A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time - always beginning on the third beat of the measure.
Elegy
Reprise
Courante
Gavotte
4. An extended cantata on a sacred subject.
Oratorio
Development
Orchestration
Scale
5. The principal note of a triad.
Interval
Root
Slide
Staccato
6. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
Glee
Key signature
Duet
Maestro
7. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Legato
Quintet
Homophony
Partial
8. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Tremolo
Intonation
Consonance
Canon
9. 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.
Ornaments
Round
Treble
A cappella
10. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
Madrigal
Whole-tone scale
Sextet
Neoclassical
11. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.
Expressionism
Allegro
Medley
Tuning
12. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Natural
Counterpoint
Romantic
Fifth
13. One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark - melancholic mood.
Minor
Slur
Cadence
Contralto
14. 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.
Deceptive cadence
Cavatina
Harmony
Atonal
15. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
Voice
Pentatonic Scale
Theme
Dissonance
16. A sequence of songs - perhaps on a single theme - or with texts by one poet - or having continuos narrative.
Rhythm
Accelerando
Rigaudon
Song cycle
17. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Movement
Intermezzo
Part
Nonet
18. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Pastoral
Tonality
Polyphony
Parody
19. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Encore
Fugue
Glee
Tempo
20. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Accessible
Opera
Legato
Symphony
21. A group singing in unison.
Quintet
Chorus
Counterpoint
Ornaments
22. The movement of chords in succession.
Cadence
Progression
Partial
Deceptive cadence
23. Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.
Impromptu
Instrumentation
Twelve-tone music
Partita
24. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
Legato
Form
Tonality
Leading note
25. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Relative pitch
Romantic
Glee
Accessible
26. Time signature with three beats to the measure.
Vibrato
Triple time
Chorale
Recitative
27. A short light musical drama.
Ostinato
Polyphony
Carol
Operetta
28. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Presto
Classical
Ensemble
Minuet
29. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
Progression
Sharp
String Quartet
String Quartet
30. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Piano
Development
Neoclassical
Rubato
31. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.
Accessible
Interpretation
Fugue
Opera
32. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people
Natural
Concert master
Trio
Triad
33. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Romantic
Interlude
Canon
Concert master
34. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.
Recital
Sharp
Orchestra
Maestro
35. To shift to another key.
Recital
Symphony
Tutti
Modulation
36. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Atonal
Sextet
Tune
Monotone
37. Indicating speed.
Gregorian Chant
Relative major and minor
Twelve-tone music
Tempo
38. The intonation - pitch - and modulation of a composition expressing the meaning - feeling - or attitude of the music.
Tone
Canon
Temperament
Scordatura
39. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Rhythm
Tonality
Expressionism
Glee
40. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
Leitmotif
A cappella
Nonet
Adagio
41. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
Tremolo
Courante
Presto
Slur
42. The first violin in an orchestra.
Concert master
Partial
Nonet
Modulation
43. A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
Cantabile
Clavier
Cadenza
Pitch
44. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Tune
Impromptu
Encore
Chromatic scale
45. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.
Quadrille
Progression
Chromatic scale
Beat
46. A combination of two or more staves on which all the notes are vertically aligned and performed simultaneously in differing registers and instruments.
String Quartet
Musicology
Slur
System
47. Music of a particular form consisting of four movements. Each of the movements differ in tempo - rhythm - and melody; but are held together by subject and style.
Pastoral
Vivace
Relative major and minor
Sonata
48. Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
Instrumentation
Slide
Sequence
Quintet
49. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
Fifth
Conductor
Chord
Waltz
50. The intonation - pitch - and modulation of a composition expressing the meaning - feeling - or attitude of the music.
Whole-tone scale
Twelve-tone music
Tone
Grazioso