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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.






2. Unmusical - without tone.






3. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.






4. A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase - either in the middle or the end of a composition.






5. Music of a particular form consisting of four movements. Each of the movements differ in tempo - rhythm - and melody; but are held together by subject and style.






6. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.






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






8. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.






9. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.






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






11. When several strings are tuned to harmonically related pitches - all strings vibrate when only one of the strings is struck.






12. One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark - melancholic mood.






13. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.






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






15. Music written to be sung or played in unison.






16. A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time - always beginning on the third beat of the measure.






17. 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.






18. A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices - usually without accompaniment.






19. Pertains to tone or tones.






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






21. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.






22. The first violin in an orchestra.






23. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.






24. The element of music pertaining to time - played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.






25. Pertains to tone or tones.






26. A single line of music played or sung. A musical sentence.






27. The structure of a piece of music.






28. 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.






29. A sequence of chords that brings an end to a phrase - either in the middle or the end of a composition.






30. An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.






31. A musical theme given to a particular idea or main character of an opera.






32. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in major keys have a positive affirming character.






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






34. Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.






35. Time signature with three beats to the measure.






36. The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.






37. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.






38. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.






39. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.






40. Lowest female singing voice.






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






42. Time signature with three beats to the measure.






43. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.






44. The first violin in an orchestra.






45. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.






46. Group of singers in a chorus.






47. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.






48. 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.






49. A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.






50. Tones used to embellish the principal melodic tone.






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