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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.
Form
Sextet
Oratorio
Triplet
2. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.
Triplet
Notation
Chamber music
Refrain
3. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
Quintet
Slur
Gregorian Chant
Prelude
4. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Glissando
Conductor
Phrase
Canon
5. An extended cantata on a sacred subject.
Flat
Scordatura
Oratorio
Scale
6. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Requiem
Medley
Homophony
Key signature
7. A short piano piece - often improvisational and intimate in character.
Finale
Progression
Impromptu
Opera
8. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
Falsetto
Movement
Septet
Classical
9. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Dissonance
Quintet
Tremolo
Register
10. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Ostinato
Chorus
Treble
Notation
11. Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Energico
Natural
Homophony
Slide
12. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Opera
Pastoral
Oratorio
Vivace
13. One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.
Forte
Voice
Chorale
Allegro
14. A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.
Tremolo
Natural
Oratorio
Chorus
15. A loose collection of instrumental compositions.
Suite
Romantic
Chorus
Sonata form
16. Where the musical themes and melodies are developed - written in sonata form.
Libretto
Rondo
Development
Intonation
17. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Ligature
Timbre
Glissando
Galliard
18. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Drone
Reed
Opus
Glissando
19. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.
Sonata
Introduction
Fugue
Cantabile
20. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
A cappella
Sharp
Nocturne
Movement
21. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Mezzo
Forte
Impromptu
Etude
22. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Pitch
Key signature
Piano
Tune
23. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Symphony
Homophony
Hymn
Drone
24. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.
Cadenza
Triplet
Staff
Quartet
25. The structure of a piece of music.
Piano
Etude
Opera
Form
26. Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Motif
Homophony
Courante
March
27. A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.
Partial
Temperament
Deceptive cadence
Rondo
28. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Scherzo
Partita
Tremolo
Movement
29. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Sequence
Deceptive cadence
Triad
Interval
30. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Intermezzo
Carol
Serenade
Leitmotif
31. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Register
Staccato
Reed
Grandioso
32. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
A cappella
Cantata
Fifth
Tone less
33. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Rondo
Triplet
Measure
Tessitura
34. A sequence of songs - perhaps on a single theme - or with texts by one poet - or having continuos narrative.
Song cycle
Chromatic scale
Gregorian Chant
Ensemble
35. Initially an improvised cadence by a soloist; later becoming an elaborate and written out passage in an aria or concerto - featuring the skills of an instrumentalist or vocalist.
Timbre
Libretto
Cadenza
Treble
36. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Vivace
Modes
Unison
Leading note
37. A short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work - also an orchestral introduction to opera - however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.
Prelude
Accelerando
Cantabile
Madrigal
38. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
Conductor
Encore
Da Capo
Whole-tone scale
39. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Tutti
Chorus
Cantata
Part
40. Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.
Round
Instrumentation
Slide
Orchestra
41. 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.
Ricercar
Verismo
Measure
Mezzo
42. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Intonation
Tonal
Interlude
Cantabile
43. Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position.For example: C sharp and D flat.
Development
Classicism
Portamento
EnharmonicInterval
44. The opening section of a piece of music or movement.
Mezzo
Introduction
Deceptive cadence
Ornaments
45. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.
Romantic
Progression
Tone
Recital
46. A short and simple melody performed by a soloist that is part of a larger piece.
Cadence
Movement
Cavatina
Quadrille
47. The opening section of a piece of music or movement.
Soprano
Quintet
Scordatura
Introduction
48. A string of chords played in succession.
Chord progression
Sextet
Phrase
Twelve-tone music
49. A musical scale having five notes.For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.
Grazioso
Orchestra
Introduction
Pentatonic Scale
50. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.
Modes
Progression
Temperament
Natural
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