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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.
Cadence
Staccato
Natural
Tessitura
2. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Pastoral
Glee
Triplet
Medley
3. The expression the performer brings when playing his instrument.
Obbligato
Presto
Interpretation
Consonance
4. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Phrase
Timbre
Deceptive cadence
Chromatic scale
5. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Fourth
Development
Rigaudon
Waltz
6. To shift to another key.
Twelve-tone music
Key signature
Modulation
Serenade
7. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Hymn
Sonata
Leitmotif
Monotone
8. 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.
Vivace
Baroque
Pitch
Clavier
9. The highest female voice.
Soprano
Whole-tone scale
Partial
Phrase
10. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Beat
Clavier
Atonal
Opus
11. A dirge - hymn - or musical service for the repose of the dead.
Cantata
Requiem
Concerto
Trill
12. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
Virtuoso
Ornaments
Progression
Interpretation
13. Indicating speed.
Cantabile
Canon
Tempo
Triple time
14. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.
Scherzo
Symphony
Clef
Gregorian Chant
15. 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.
Grandioso
Classical
Timbre
Neoclassical
16. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.
Atonal
Pitch
Presto
Medley
17. A string of chords played in succession.
Tremolo
Chromatic scale
Chord progression
Instrumentation
18. Pertains to tone or tones.
Triad
Virtuoso
Tonal
Renaissance
19. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Verismo
Legato
Quadrille
Atonal
20. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Timbre
Intonation
Chamber music
A cappella
21. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Reed
Clavier
Chamber music
Cavatina
22. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Madrigal
Accessible
Tonic
Movement
23. Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position.For example: C sharp and D flat.
Octave
EnharmonicInterval
Staccato
Sextet
24. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
Key signature
Gregorian Chant
March
Virtuoso
25. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Espressivo
Conductor
Sextet
Sequence
26. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.
Tempo
Scherzo
Round
Tone less
27. A loose collection of instrumental compositions.
Forte
Suite
Da Capo
Pitch
28. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Sonata
Concerto
Tune
Tutti
29. The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.
Vivace
Octave
Klangfarbenmelodie
Chant
30. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.
Trio
Modes
Overture
Theme
31. A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically.
Register
Energico
Staccato
Cantata
32. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Romantic
Modes
Chord progression
Drone
33. A glissando or portamento. Also refers to the moving part of a trombone.
Slide
Choir
Leitmotif
Espressivo
34. A direction to play lively and fast.
Allegro
Galliard
Glee
Voice
35. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Refrain
String Quartet
Triad
Recital
36. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
Ensemble
Etude
Exposition
Sequence
37. A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
Cantabile
Tutti
Form
Staccato
38. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.
Measure
Unison
Recapitulation
Modes
39. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Prelude
Scale
A cappella
Encore
40. A composition written for eight instruments.
Tritone
Octet
Fermata
Modes
41. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
Chorale
Operetta
Castrato
Whole-tone scale
42. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.
Tone less
Pitch
Exposition
Reprise
43. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Tune
Recitative
Minor
Pizzicato
44. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
Canon
Falsetto
Sharp
Chromatic scale
45. 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.
Recital
Musette
Tonic
Romantic
46. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Canon
Chant
Legato
Chord
47. A large group of instrumentalists playing together.
Scordatura
Treble
Staff
Orchestra
48. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
Accelerando
Sonatina
Pizzicato
Theme
49. The major and minor keys that share the same notes in that key.For example: A minor shares the same note as C major.
Staccato
Tone
Relative major and minor
Duet
50. A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone.
Overture
Flat
Hymn
Presto