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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A combination of two or more staves on which all the notes are vertically aligned and performed simultaneously in differing registers and instruments.
System
Tonal
Glissando
Etude
2. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Forte
Oratorio
Partial
Form
3. A separate section of a larger composition.
Classicism
Consonance
Register
Movement
4. The structure of a piece of music.
Interlude
Form
Reed
Polytonality
5. A group of 4 instruments - two violins - a viola - and cello.
String Quartet
Grandioso
Romantic
Nonet
6. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.
Natural
Partita
Etude
Root
7. 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.
Round
Choir
Leading note
Modes
8. An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.
Hymn
Interlude
Elegy
Tutti
9. A musical scale having five notes.For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.
Tuning
Pentatonic Scale
Renaissance
Vibrato
10. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.
Prelude
Recitative
Grave
Slide
11. A composition written for nine instruments.
Nonet
Duet
Triplet
Leading note
12. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.
Notation
Chorale
Capriccio
Slur
13. A group singing in unison.
Fugue
Rondo
Chorus
EnharmonicInterval
14. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Hymn
Fugue
Twelve-tone music
Gregorian Chant
15. The keyboard of a stringed instrument.
Time Signature
Dissonance
Clavier
Form
16. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.
System
Recitative
Relative major and minor
Mezzo
17. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.
Cantata
Presto
Glee
Natural
18. A string of chords played in succession.
Chord progression
Chord
Key
Klangfarbenmelodie
19. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Duet
Sequence
Klangfarbenmelodie
Verismo
20. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.
Tuning
Movement
Chromatic scale
Musette
21. Combination of two or more keys being played at the same time.
Grazioso
Polytonality
Interlude
Medley
22. The intonation - pitch - and modulation of a composition expressing the meaning - feeling - or attitude of the music.
Tone
Finale
Cavatina
Elegy
23. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
Chord
Ensemble
Twelve-tone music
Septet
24. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Instrumentation
Modes
Ensemble
Neoclassical
25. The first violin in an orchestra.
Glee
Energico
Dynamics
Concert master
26. A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time - always beginning on the third beat of the measure.
Gavotte
Relative pitch
Phrase
Sextet
27. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Timbre
Triple time
Pastoral
Part
28. Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
Romantic
Relative pitch
Harmony
Parody
29. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
Chorale
Interpretation
Timbre
Tablature
30. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Opera
Tuning
Cavatina
Interlude
31. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Partial
Portamento
Opera
Sonata form
32. Elaborate polyphonic composition of the Boroque and Renaissance periods.
Orchestration
Ricercar
Octave
Whole-tone scale
33. A musical composition written solely to improve technique. Often performed for artistic interest.
Energico
Fourth
Etude
Progression
34. Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance.
Chamber music
Gavotte
Elegy
Prelude
35. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Theme
Triplet
Treble
Prelude
36. Sliding between two notes.
Glissando
Tritone
Beat
Quadrille
37. A rhythmic succession of musical tones - a melody for instruments and voices.
Tune
Theme
Homophony
Soprano
38. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Pentatonic Scale
Trio
Minuet
Partial
39. A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.
Grave
Natural
Ensemble
Contralto
40. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Movement
Coda
Fourth
Opus
41. Group of singers in a chorus.
Choir
Operetta
Harmony
Pastoral
42. A group singing in unison.
Rhythm
March
Chorus
Modes
43. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.
EnharmonicInterval
Falsetto
Chromatic scale
Ligature
44. The opening section of a piece of music or movement.
Introduction
Soprano
Soprano
Interlude
45. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.
Orchestration
Fourth
Triple time
Recital
46. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
Serenade
Cadence
A cappella
Sonatina
47. An extended cantata on a sacred subject.
Oratorio
Cantata
Harmony
Canon
48. Two notes that differ in name only. The notes occupy the same position.For example: C sharp and D flat.
EnharmonicInterval
Temperament
Renaissance
Harmony
49. A direction to play lively and fast.
Quadrille
Allegro
Overture
Notation
50. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Tonal
Notation
Allegro
Key