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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.
Unison
Cadence
Scherzo
Symphony
2. Ability to determine the pitch of a note as it relates to the notes that precede and follow it.
Triad
Harmony
Relative pitch
Nonet
3. 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
Root
Relative pitch
Interpretation
4. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
Cadenza
Accelerando
Vivace
Stretto
5. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Sonatina
Triplet
Verismo
Rhythm
6. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.
Orchestration
Etude
Glee
Classicism
7. The major and minor keys that share the same notes in that key.For example: A minor shares the same note as C major.
Ostinato
Scale
Relative major and minor
Polytonality
8. A combination of two or more staves on which all the notes are vertically aligned and performed simultaneously in differing registers and instruments.
System
Musicology
Register
Neoclassical
9. The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
Triplet
Fourth
Leading note
Fermata
10. Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time.
Ensemble
Falsetto
Chord progression
Galliard
11. The principal note of a triad.
Major
Root
Falsetto
Chorus
12. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Development
Homophony
Reed
Ligature
13. The first violin in an orchestra.
Partial
Concert master
Slide
Duet
14. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Cadenza
Intonation
Tonal
Beat
15. A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically.
Libretto
Exposition
Trio
Energico
16. Pertains to tone or tones.
Tonal
Clavier
Energico
Parody
17. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.
Presto
Sonata form
Drone
Modes
18. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Timbre
Exposition
Musicology
Virtuoso
19. Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time.
Galliard
Chorus
Verismo
Capriccio
20. A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.
Tune
Recital
Pentatonic Scale
Natural
21. Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.
Triple time
Portamento
Twelve-tone music
String Quartet
22. A composition written for nine instruments.
Part
Nonet
Classicism
Symphony
23. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
Tempo
Unison
Da Capo
Concerto
24. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Interlude
Intonation
Maestro
Song cycle
25. Group of singers in a chorus.
Choir
Classical
Symphony
Chant
26. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
Septet
Sharp
Triple time
Dynamics
27. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
Cantata
Orchestra
Suite
Legato
28. 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.
Key signature
Mezzo
Klangfarbenmelodie
Expressionism
29. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
Concerto
Whole-tone scale
Ligature
Classical
30. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Tutti
Chant
Fugue
Conductor
31. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Polyphony
Homophony
Chorus
Neoclassical
32. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.
Septet
Maestro
Elegy
Timbre
33. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Energico
Reed
Refrain
Encore
34. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
A cappella
Tessitura
Reed
Virtuoso
35. Indicating speed.
Tempo
Slur
Parody
Cadence
36. 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.
Chant
Tonality
Octet
Round
37. Pertains to tone or tones.
Pentatonic Scale
Flat
Tonal
Timbre
38. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Quintet
Falsetto
Introduction
Fifth
39. Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
Scale
Libretto
Cadenza
Beat
40. A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument.
Klangfarbenmelodie
Nonet
Grandioso
Part
41. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.
Relative pitch
Round
Elegy
Tonic
42. The structure of a piece of music.
Form
Rondo
Rubato
Whole note
43. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Partial
Measure
Pastoral
Nonet
44. Repetition of a single tone.
Chromatic scale
Monotone
Partita
Ostinato
45. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.
Fugue
Quadrille
Sonata
Cantata
46. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Tutti
Polyphony
Cadenza
Quartet
47. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.
Tone
Musette
Tonality
Fifth
48. 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.
Theme
Time Signature
Chord progression
Romantic
49. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.
Klangfarbenmelodie
Grave
Orchestration
A cappella
50. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
March
Triad
Hymn
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