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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. A book of text containing the words of an opera.
Libretto
Refrain
Espressivo
Relative pitch
2. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Rococo
Trill
Piano
Theme
3. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Song cycle
Recapitulation
Hymn
Allegro
4. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Gavotte
Counterpoint
Ricercar
Prelude
5. To shift to another key.
Scordatura
Modulation
Elegy
Tonic
6. Harsh - discordant - and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
Dissonance
Sequence
Notation
Sextet
7. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Piano
Sonata
Cadenza
Temperament
8. A period in history dating from the 14th to 16th centuries. This period signified the rebirth of music - art - and literature.
Rigaudon
Forte
Libretto
Renaissance
9. A set of five musicians who perform a composition written for five parts.
Quintet
Grave
Trio
Minuet
10. Word to indicate the movement or entire composition is to be played gracefully.
Contralto
Reprise
Notation
Grazioso
11. A group singing in unison.
Classical
Chorus
Clavier
Quintet
12. Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending.
Scale
Galliard
EnharmonicInterval
Espressivo
13. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played grandly.
Grave
Cadence
Grandioso
Round
14. A melodic or - sometimes a harmonic idea presented in a musical form.
Chord
Theme
Motif
Rubato
15. A short piano piece - often improvisational and intimate in character.
Tremolo
Oratorio
Impromptu
Modes
16. A set of seven musicians who perform a composition written for seven parts.
Galliard
Septet
Tone less
EnharmonicInterval
17. 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.
Baroque
Opera
Verismo
Chromatic scale
18. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Vivace
Nocturne
Slur
Trio
19. A dance written in triple time - where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
Natural
Energico
Accessible
Waltz
20. A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.
Tritone
Song cycle
Orchestra
Natural
21. Eight full tones above the key note where the scale begins and ends.
Clavier
Legato
Octave
Monotone
22. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Obbligato
Ensemble
Vivace
Drone
23. The intonation - pitch - and modulation of a composition expressing the meaning - feeling - or attitude of the music.
Reprise
Tone
Triple time
Grazioso
24. The opening section of a piece of music or movement.
Leitmotif
Cantata
Introduction
Duet
25. The range of an instrumental or a vocal part.
Tessitura
Conductor
Cantata
Octave
26. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Octet
Renaissance
Courante
Treble
27. The first violin in an orchestra.
Cavatina
Obbligato
Pizzicato
Concert master
28. Repetition of a single tone.
Coda
Relative pitch
Monotone
Introduction
29. The unit of musical rhythm.
Clef
Tone
Phrase
Beat
30. Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.
Root
Twelve-tone music
Ostinato
Instrumentation
31. A group singing in unison.
Espressivo
Chorus
Encore
Operetta
32. A quick - improvisational - spirited piece of music.
Capriccio
Relative major and minor
Whole note
Cadenza
33. The playing or singing the upper half of the vocal range. Also the highest voice in choral singing.
Gregorian Chant
Treble
Pizzicato
Tonic
34. A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect.
Portamento
Consonance
Stretto
Chord progression
35. A style of singing which is characterized by the easy and flowing tone of the composition.
Movement
Cantabile
Renaissance
Musicology
36. A separate section of a larger composition.
Triplet
Chorus
Movement
Klangfarbenmelodie
37. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.
Elegy
Slur
EnharmonicInterval
Notation
38. A complex piece of music. Usually the first movement of the piece serving as the exposition - a development - or recapitulation.
Cadenza
Obbligato
Sonata form
Drone
39. The distance in pitch between two notes.
Interval
A cappella
Chamber music
Fermata
40. A short piano piece - often improvisational and intimate in character.
Tritone
Tonic
Impromptu
Encore
41. The interval between two notes. Two whole tones and one semitone make up the distance between the two notes.
Fourth
Deceptive cadence
Tritone
Orchestra
42. A solo concert with or without accompaniment.
Orchestra
Recital
System
Staff
43. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Choir
Tritone
Ornaments
Serenade
44. Three to four movement orchestral piece - generally in sonata form.
Tonic
Clavier
Symphony
Voice
45. A portion of the range of the instrument or voice.
Legato
Register
Octave
Intermezzo
46. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
Slur
Chorale
Chamber music
Interlude
47. A short light musical drama.
Operetta
Capriccio
Chord progression
Leading note
48. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people
Triad
Neoclassical
Trio
Tremolo
49. The unit of musical rhythm.
Interlude
Reprise
Time Signature
Beat
50. The unit of measure where the beats on the lines of the staff are divided up into two - three - four beats to a measure.
Form
A cappella
Measure
Canon