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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. Lowest female singing voice.






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






3. Repetition of a single tone.






4. Sliding between two notes.






5. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.






6. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.






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






8. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.






9. The expression the performer brings when playing his instrument.






10. Indicating speed.






11. A direction to play lively and fast.






12. A musical form where the melody or tune is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. The individual parts may enter at different measures and pitches. The tune may also be played at different speeds - backwards - or inverted.






13. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.






14. A musical scale having five notes.For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.






15. Closing section of a movement.






16. A composition written for nine instruments.






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






18. Indicating speed.






19. A sequence of songs - perhaps on a single theme - or with texts by one poet - or having continuos narrative.






20. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.






21. Unmusical - without tone.






22. A glissando or portamento. Also refers to the moving part of a trombone.






23. A quick - improvisational - spirited piece of music.






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






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






26. Combination of two or more keys being played at the same time.






27. A repeated phrase.






28. A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone.






29. An extended solo - often accompanying the vocal part of an aria.






30. 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.






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






32. To shift to another key.






33. A book of text containing the words of an opera.






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






35. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.






36. A system of notation for stringed instruments. The notes are indicated by the finger positions.






37. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.






38. Where the musical themes and melodies are developed - written in sonata form.






39. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.






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






41. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.






42. Refers to any great composer - conductor - or teacher of music.






43. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.






44. The first violin in an orchestra.






45. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.






46. A book of text containing the words of an opera.






47. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.






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.






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






50. An extended solo - often accompanying the vocal part of an aria.