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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. 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.
Counterpoint
Homophony
Sonata form
Baroque
2. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.
Quadrille
Madrigal
Accessible
Soprano
3. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Vibrato
Instrumentation
Duet
Scherzo
4. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Oratorio
Ricercar
Tessitura
Glee
5. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
Partita
Concert master
Measure
A cappella
6. Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position.For example: C sharp and D flat.
Requiem
Cadenza
Minuet
EnharmonicInterval
7. A musical scale having five notes.For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.
Form
Pentatonic Scale
Motif
Octet
8. Convenient method of numbering a composer's works where a number follows the word 'opus'.For example - Opus 28 - No. 4.
Presto
Motif
Reed
Opus
9. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
Da Capo
Fermata
Scordatura
Piano
10. Tones used to embellish the principal melodic tone.
Ornaments
Counterpoint
Glee
Contralto
11. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.
Chorus
Rigaudon
Espressivo
Chamber music
12. Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.
Glee
Clavier
Homophony
Expressionism
13. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Nocturne
Soprano
Opera
Polyphony
14. A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer's own time - and the characters are modeled after every day life.
Hymn
Verismo
Leading note
Rubato
15. A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Root
Grazioso
Parody
Cavatina
16. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.
Homophony
Legato
Reprise
Verismo
17. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Tremolo
Minor
Chord
Development
18. 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.
Recapitulation
Instrumentation
Classicism
Elegy
19. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.
Pitch
Deceptive cadence
Polytonality
Orchestration
20. A form of music written for marching in two-step time. Originally the march was used for military processions.
Sextet
System
March
Tuning
21. Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.
Monotone
Quadrille
Consonance
Septet
22. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Timbre
Soprano
Energico
Reprise
23. Repetition of a single tone.
Symphony
Clef
Monotone
Fermata
24. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.
Maestro
Reprise
Tonic
Unison
25. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.
Accelerando
Quadrille
Flat
Deceptive cadence
26. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Reed
Opera
Major
Fifth
27. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.
Pitch
Tempo
Recitative
Choir
28. A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.
Cadenza
Tritone
Castrato
Opera
29. A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices - usually without accompaniment.
Ligature
Modulation
Madrigal
Triple time
30. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Capriccio
Whole-tone scale
Resonance
Vivace
31. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.
Fermata
Operetta
Tessitura
Major
32. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Movement
Opus
Chamber music
Expressionism
33. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Virtuoso
Grandioso
Carol
Piano
34. Unmusical - without tone.
Timbre
Tone less
Staccato
Classical
35. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Counterpoint
Carol
Reed
Staff
36. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Requiem
Rubato
Rigaudon
Chamber music
37. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Grandioso
Treble
Serenade
Polyphony
38. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Recapitulation
Vibrato
Fifth
Pentatonic Scale
39. 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.
Interlude
Theme
Baroque
Instrumentation
40. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.
Consonance
Form
Clavier
Tremolo
41. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Serenade
Intonation
Interpretation
Neoclassical
42. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.
Virtuoso
Notation
Pizzicato
Glissando
43. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Harmony
Rubato
Interval
Tutti
44. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Voice
Fugue
Triad
Notation
45. A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
Concerto
Forte
Refrain
Flat
46. A quick - improvisational - spirited piece of music.
Harmony
Capriccio
Renaissance
Fourth
47. Where the musical themes and melodies are developed - written in sonata form.
Madrigal
Opera
Development
Sextet
48. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
Chant
Cadenza
Falsetto
Octet
49. A successive transposition and repetition of a phrase at different pitches.
Vibrato
Glissando
Time Signature
Sequence
50. Combination of two or more keys being played at the same time.
Polytonality
Beat
Coda
Cavatina