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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.






2. Ability to determine the pitch of a note as it relates to the notes that precede and follow it.






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.






4. A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.






5. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.






6. Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts - usually without instrumental accompaniment.






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.






8. A combination of two or more staves on which all the notes are vertically aligned and performed simultaneously in differing registers and instruments.






9. The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.






10. Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time.






11. The principal note of a triad.






12. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.






13. The first violin in an orchestra.






14. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.






15. A symbol in sheet music a direction to play energetically.






16. Pertains to tone or tones.






17. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.






18. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.






19. Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time.






20. A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.






21. Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.






22. A composition written for nine instruments.






23. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.






24. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.






25. Group of singers in a chorus.






26. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.






27. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.






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.






29. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.






30. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.






31. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.






32. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.






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.






34. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.






35. Indicating speed.






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.






37. Pertains to tone or tones.






38. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.






39. Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.






40. A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument.






41. The first tone of a scale also known as a keynote.






42. The structure of a piece of music.






43. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.






44. Repetition of a single tone.






45. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.






46. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.






47. The tonal characteristics determined by the relationship of the notes to the tone.






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.






49. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.






50. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.







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