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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. 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
Leading note
Round
Interpretation
2. A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
Tessitura
Opera
Progression
Pastoral
3. A 17th century dance written in Quadruple time - always beginning on the third beat of the measure.
Scherzo
Gavotte
Pentatonic Scale
Atonal
4. Combining a number of individual but harmonizing melodies. Also known as counterpoint.
Polyphony
Recapitulation
Tone
Measure
5. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.
System
Orchestration
Introduction
Opera
6. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
Minuet
Parody
Tonal
Tune
7. In sheet music - a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Temperament
Clef
Accelerando
Tessitura
8. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
Musicology
Register
Sonata
A cappella
9. The distance in pitch between two notes.
Encore
Slide
Interval
Fugue
10. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Impromptu
Flat
Triplet
Choir
11. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Serenade
Homophony
Chamber music
Fugue
12. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.
Sextet
Obbligato
Flat
Tone
13. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Fermata
Neoclassical
Triplet
Round
14. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
Chord
Sonatina
Tessitura
Motif
15. A period in history dating from the 14th to 16th centuries. This period signified the rebirth of music - art - and literature.
Nonet
Renaissance
Rococo
Etude
16. An instrumental lament with praise for the dead.
Elegy
Introduction
Phrase
Unison
17. Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.
Presto
Interval
Phrase
Intermezzo
18. 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.
Tonic
Classicism
Interval
Polyphony
19. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
Prelude
Chorale
Key signature
Symphony
20. The structure of a piece of music.
Tablature
Form
Leitmotif
Part
21. One of the two modes of the tonal system. The minor mode can be identified by the dark - melancholic mood.
System
Drone
Minor
Symphony
22. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
Duet
Canon
Resonance
Forte
23. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Glissando
Deceptive cadence
Sequence
Carol
24. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Septet
Obbligato
Drone
Medley
25. Pertaining to the sonata form - a fast movement in triple time.
Flat
Whole-tone scale
Prelude
Scherzo
26. Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.
Instrumentation
Hymn
Interpretation
Unison
27. A quick 20th century dance written in double time.
Rigaudon
Fourth
Capriccio
Tone
28. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Medley
Tune
Tritone
Canon
29. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Reed
Modulation
Tutti
Fugue
30. The study of forms - history - science - and methods of music.
Musicology
Recitative
Leitmotif
Verismo
31. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Cadenza
Piano
Quintet
Slur
32. A short piano piece - often improvisational and intimate in character.
Verismo
Dynamics
Flat
Impromptu
33. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
String Quartet
Key signature
Impromptu
Finale
34. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
Clavier
System
Ostinato
Sharp
35. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Oratorio
Requiem
Etude
Tremolo
36. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Slur
Phrase
Modes
Baroque
37. A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.
Grave
Ornaments
Concerto
Trio
38. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Pentatonic Scale
Chord progression
Concerto
Vivace
39. One who directs a group of performers. The conductor indicates the tempo - phrasing - dynamics - and style by gestures and facial expressions.
Piano
Conductor
Tritone
Unison
40. Three to four movement orchestral piece - generally in sonata form.
Symphony
Soprano
Reed
Exposition
41. Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Tessitura
Interlude
Requiem
Atonal
42. A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.
Chord progression
Leitmotif
Capriccio
Parody
43. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
Ensemble
Pastoral
Clef
Septet
44. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Triad
Development
Tessitura
Oratorio
45. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Encore
Septet
Neoclassical
Symphony
46. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Coda
Orchestration
Carol
Ricercar
47. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.
Clavier
Sextet
Exposition
Polyphony
48. A form of music written for marching in two-step time. Originally the march was used for military processions.
March
Key signature
Tune
Monotone
49. A string of chords played in succession.
Modulation
Reed
Suite
Chord progression
50. Music written for a lively French dance for two performers written in triple time.
Intonation
Tutti
Recapitulation
Galliard