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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. Pertains to tone or tones.






2. An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.






3. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.






4. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.






5. 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.






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






7. Repetition of a single tone.






8. A whole note is equal to 2 half notes - 4 quarter notes - 8 eighth notes - etc.






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.






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






15. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.






16. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.






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






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






19. The highest female voice.






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






21. Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart.






22. Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord.






23. The first violin in an orchestra.






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






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






26. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.






27. A numeric symbol in sheet music determining the number of beats to a measure.






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






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






30. Group of singers in a chorus.






31. The opening section of a piece of music or movement.






32. A loose collection of instrumental compositions.






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






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






35. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.






36. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.






37. A dirge - hymn - or musical service for the repose of the dead.






38. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.






39. Pertaining to the fugue - the overlapping of the same theme or motif by two or more voices a few beats apart.






40. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.






41. Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart.






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






43. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.






44. The period of music history which dates from the mid 1800's and lasted about sixty years. There was a strong regard for order and balance.






45. A short light musical drama.






46. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.






47. 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.






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






49. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.






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







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