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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. To shift to another key.






2. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.






3. A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase - either in the middle or the end of a composition.






4. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.






5. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.






6. Music written to be sung or played in unison.






7. Closing section of a movement.






8. Lowest female singing voice.






9. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people






10. 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.






11. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.






12. A repeated phrase.






13. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.






14. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.






15. A glissando or portamento. Also refers to the moving part of a trombone.






16. Pertaining to the fugue - the overlapping of the same theme or motif by two or more voices a few beats apart.






17. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.






18. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.






19. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.






20. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.






21. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.






22. Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.






23. The expression the performer brings when playing his instrument.






24. A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.






25. 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.






26. Ability to determine the pitch of a note as it relates to the notes that precede and follow it.






27. A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.






28. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.






29. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.






30. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.






31. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.






32. A short light musical drama.






33. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.






34. A large group of instrumentalists playing together.






35. A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.






36. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.






37. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.






38. A book of text containing the words of an opera.






39. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.






40. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.






41. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.






42. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.






43. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.






44. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.






45. A set of four musicians who perform a composition written for four parts.






46. An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.






47. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.






48. Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.






49. A quick - improvisational - spirited piece of music.






50. A successive transposition and repetition of a phrase at different pitches.







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