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Trivia: Musical Terms

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. A complex piece of music. Usually the first movement of the piece serving as the exposition - a development - or recapitulation.






7. The highest female voice.






8. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.






9. A repeated phrase.






10. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.






11. Refers to the tuning of an instrument.






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






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






14. A piece of music written in triple time. Also an old French dance.






15. Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time.






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






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






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






19. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.






20. The distance in pitch between two notes.






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






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






23. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.






24. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.






25. A Boroque dance with a drone-bass.






26. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.






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






28. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.






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






30. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.






31. A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords - the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.






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






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






34. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.






35. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.






36. A group of 4 instruments - two violins - a viola - and cello.






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






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






39. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.






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






41. A short light musical drama.






42. Closing section of a movement.






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






44. Eight full tones above the key note where the scale begins and ends.






45. Primary theme or subject that is developed.






46. 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.






47. Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.






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






49. Short detached notes - as opposed to legato.






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







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