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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
Requiem
Cantabile
Romantic
Trill
2. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
Ostinato
Leitmotif
A cappella
Clef
3. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Encore
Ensemble
Interlude
Septet
4. A short light musical drama.
Ostinato
Opus
Operetta
Intermezzo
5. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.
Grandioso
Minor
Tremolo
Partial
6. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
Tremolo
Tuning
Tonality
Sextet
7. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
EnharmonicInterval
Renaissance
Counterpoint
Recital
8. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
Theme
Tune
Sonatina
Allegro
9. Three to four movement orchestral piece - generally in sonata form.
Symphony
Gavotte
Neoclassical
Canon
10. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Canon
Tritone
Modes
Tonic
11. A musical scale having five notes.For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.
Pentatonic Scale
Serenade
Octave
Measure
12. Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Recital
Counterpoint
Glissando
Atonal
13. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.
Ricercar
Overture
Resonance
Grave
14. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.
Prelude
Temperament
Tuning
Song cycle
15. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Deceptive cadence
Duet
Quintet
Opera
16. Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.
Grazioso
Cavatina
Vibrato
Impromptu
17. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.
Key signature
Dynamics
Cadence
Relative major and minor
18. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
Slur
Classical
Tonality
Chord
19. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Flat
Legato
Dissonance
Sonatina
20. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Fermata
Round
Atonal
Minuet
21. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
Ligature
Introduction
Falsetto
Major
22. Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.
Round
Tone
Consonance
Chamber music
23. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Virtuoso
Libretto
Staff
Neoclassical
24. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Tablature
Opera
Relative major and minor
Sextet
25. Time signature with three beats to the measure.
Concert master
Triple time
Key signature
Tonal
26. A Boroque dance with a drone-bass.
Capriccio
Musette
Whole-tone scale
Drone
27. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Mezzo
Fourth
Quintet
Waltz
28. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.
Trill
Staccato
Root
Ornaments
29. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
Accelerando
Falsetto
Dissonance
Motif
30. Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range.
Pastoral
Chamber music
Castrato
Opus
31. One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark - melancholic mood.
Musette
Forte
Minor
Operetta
32. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Espressivo
Gregorian Chant
Minuet
Resonance
33. A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
Concerto
Partial
Portamento
Nonet
34. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Monotone
Reed
Resonance
Pizzicato
35. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Fourth
Harmony
Parody
Triplet
36. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Fifth
Vivace
Chant
Register
37. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Leading note
Polyphony
Cadenza
Homophony
38. A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Cavatina
Chord progression
Coda
Vibrato
39. Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature.
Song cycle
Root
March
Cantata
40. 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.
Opera
Round
Neoclassical
Tempo
41. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.
Harmony
Quartet
Tonic
Time Signature
42. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Carol
Opus
Progression
Counterpoint
43. The opening section of a piece of music or movement.
Consonance
Impromptu
Quartet
Introduction
44. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
Presto
Temperament
Sharp
Accelerando
45. 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.
Pitch
Refrain
Recapitulation
Harmony
46. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
Recitative
Accelerando
Virtuoso
Triplet
47. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Monotone
Accessible
Pitch
Introduction
48. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Tonal
Counterpoint
Relative major and minor
Major
49. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.
Chord progression
Instrumentation
Staff
Beat
50. Unmusical - without tone.
Cadenza
Falsetto
Trio
Tone less