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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Vivace
Tempo
Drone
Medley
2. The interval between two notes. Three whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Drone
Fifth
Interlude
Exposition
3. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Tone less
Fourth
Nocturne
Instrumentation
4. The first violin in an orchestra.
Concert master
Homophony
Prelude
Ligature
5. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.
Homophony
Notation
Cadenza
Chord progression
6. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Measure
Octave
Tempo
Carol
7. A loose collection of instrumental compositions.
Hymn
Movement
Suite
Cadence
8. Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Interval
Reed
Tone
Homophony
9. A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Sharp
Elegy
Staccato
Libretto
10. The major and minor keys that share the same notes in that key.For example: A minor shares the same note as C major.
Whole note
Finale
Impromptu
Relative major and minor
11. Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Recapitulation
Twelve-tone music
Stretto
Motif
12. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Cadence
Capriccio
Triad
Septet
13. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.
Orchestration
Phrase
Leitmotif
Conductor
14. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.
Duet
Canon
Overture
Resonance
15. Group of singers in a chorus.
Part
Resonance
Choir
Development
16. In sheet music - a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Clavier
Polyphony
Clef
Tritone
17. Includes all twelve notes of an octave.
Virtuoso
Modes
Elegy
Chromatic scale
18. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.
Grandioso
Accessible
Modes
Slur
19. 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.
Chromatic scale
Round
Theme
Drone
20. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.
Instrumentation
Libretto
Septet
Staccato
21. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Stretto
Fugue
Legato
Tessitura
22. A short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work - also an orchestral introduction to opera - however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.
Requiem
Prelude
EnharmonicInterval
Key
23. An extended cantata on a sacred subject.
Choir
Relative major and minor
Canon
Oratorio
24. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played very slow and serious.
Grave
Whole note
Stretto
Slur
25. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Unison
Duet
Timbre
Polyphony
26. A composition written for three to six voices. Beginning with the exposition - each voice enters at different times - creating counterpoint with one another.
Stretto
Neoclassical
Dissonance
Fugue
27. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Stretto
Ligature
Staff
Cantata
28. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Treble
Whole-tone scale
Madrigal
Classicism
29. The first violin in an orchestra.
Concert master
Gregorian Chant
Major
Exposition
30. A sequence of songs - perhaps on a single theme - or with texts by one poet - or having continuos narrative.
Movement
Key
Song cycle
Expressionism
31. Initially an improvised cadence by a soloist; later becoming an elaborate and written out passage in an aria or concerto - featuring the skills of an instrumentalist or vocalist.
Whole note
Cadenza
Waltz
Voice
32. A repeated phrase.
Ostinato
Polytonality
Tonic
Maestro
33. A direction to play expressively.
Glee
Treble
Espressivo
Minuet
34. A composition written for nine instruments.
Nonet
Staff
Round
Portamento
35. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Tempo
Piano
Rhythm
Voice
36. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Fourth
Ensemble
Medley
Serenade
37. An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.
Adagio
Opus
Tonic
Rubato
38. Combination of two or more keys being played at the same time.
Impromptu
Polytonality
Gavotte
Clavier
39. A drama where the words are sung instead of spoken.
Tonal
Timbre
Opera
Tune
40. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
String Quartet
Legato
Vivace
Presto
41. Male singers who were castrated to preserve their alto and soprano vocal range.
Partial
Castrato
Concerto
Finale
42. Unmusical - without tone.
Tone less
Time Signature
Recapitulation
Tonality
43. A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
Orchestration
Cantabile
Presto
Vibrato
44. Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
Waltz
Cadenza
Drone
Presto
45. Tone color - quality of sound that distinguishes one verse or instrument to another. It is determined by the harmonies of sound.
Octet
Timbre
Ornaments
Capriccio
46. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
Minuet
Unison
Slur
Tone
47. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
Vibrato
Cavatina
Introduction
Da Capo
48. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Trio
Chorus
Nocturne
March
49. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.
Scherzo
Sonata form
Tone
Espressivo
50. The manner in which tones are produced with regard to pitch.
Intonation
Refrain
Trio
Espressivo