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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. 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.
Prelude
Natural
Madrigal
Staff
2. A direction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.
Presto
Harmony
Tonic
Intonation
3. The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
Timbre
Leading note
Chant
Madrigal
4. Unmusical - without tone.
Triad
Tone less
Requiem
Espressivo
5. The retuning of a stringed instrument in order to play notes below the ordinary range of the instrument or to produce an usual tone color.
Scordatura
Measure
Tuning
Orchestra
6. In sheet music - a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
Overture
Ensemble
Tutti
Clef
7. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Sonatina
Oratorio
Vibrato
Serenade
8. Harsh - discordant - and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
Recital
Dissonance
Virtuoso
Grave
9. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Encore
Quartet
Tone less
Tritone
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.
Ricercar
Elegy
Relative major and minor
Klangfarbenmelodie
11. Piece of instrumental music played between scenes in a play or opera.
Interlude
Natural
Relative major and minor
Leading note
12. A Boroque dance with a drone-bass.
Intonation
Musette
Fermata
Intonation
13. A group of 4 instruments - two violins - a viola - and cello.
Symphony
Espressivo
String Quartet
Contralto
14. Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending.
Virtuoso
Slide
Treble
Scale
15. Quick repetition of the same note or the rapid alternation between two notes.
Tremolo
Symphony
Partial
Sonata form
16. A system of notation for stringed instruments. The notes are indicated by the finger positions.
Etude
Tablature
Treble
Theme
17. A song of praise and glorification. Most often to honor God.
Monotone
Hymn
Relative pitch
Treble
18. 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.
Harmony
Accessible
Concert master
Partial
19. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
Tablature
Chromatic scale
Expressionism
Slur
20. Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also - the study of music.
Presto
Recapitulation
Orchestration
Sextet
21. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.
Coda
Recitative
Waltz
Recital
22. Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk - lively - and spirited manner.
Vivace
Contralto
Forte
Slide
23. A separate section of a larger composition.
Sharp
Staccato
Polytonality
Movement
24. Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.
Unison
Tone less
Chorale
Slide
25. A contrapuntal song written for at least three voices - usually without accompaniment.
Impromptu
Madrigal
Maestro
Quadrille
26. An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.
Rubato
Tablature
Madrigal
Counterpoint
27. 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.
Prelude
Twelve-tone music
Reed
Natural
28. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Portamento
Symphony
Reed
Verismo
29. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Key
Cantata
Reed
Triad
30. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.
Measure
Natural
Sextet
Parody
31. The unit of musical rhythm.
Form
Beat
Opera
Chant
32. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Suite
Chant
Beat
Trill
33. A short light musical drama.
Key
Medley
Operetta
Da Capo
34. A repeating phrase that is played at the end of each verse in the song.
Accessible
Clef
Refrain
Twelve-tone music
35. Unmusical - without tone.
Tone less
Fifth
Pastoral
Espressivo
36. First developed in the 8th century - methods of writing music.
Baroque
Notation
Musicology
Chorus
37. Singing or chanting in unison without strict rhythm. Collected during the Reign of Pope Gregory VIII for psalms and other other parts of the church service.
Gregorian Chant
Waltz
Octet
Ornaments
38. Music that is easy to listen to and understand.
Accessible
Orchestra
String Quartet
Mezzo
39. A direction to play expressively.
Recapitulation
Chamber music
Espressivo
Legato
40. A direction to play lively and fast.
Allegro
Pastoral
Capriccio
Impromptu
41. A reprise.
Measure
Progression
Recapitulation
Natural
42. Atonal and violent style used as a means of evoking heightened emotions and states of mind.
Sonatina
Rococo
Expressionism
Grave
43. An instruction in sheet music to play softly. Abbreviated by a 'p'.
Piano
Glissando
Leitmotif
Movement
44. 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.
Tessitura
Romantic
Leading note
Flat
45. In sheet music - an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.
Chorus
Canon
Da Capo
Requiem
46. Three note chords consisting of a root - third - and fifth.
Triad
Sonata form
Chorus
Sequence
47. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Rubato
Coda
Tutti
Natural
48. The highest female voice.
Tablature
Chorale
Soprano
Monotone
49. A 19th century square dance written for 4 couples.
Nocturne
Interlude
Quadrille
Triple time
50. A composition based on previous work. A common technique used in Medieval and Renaissance music.
Parody
Theme
Slide
Klangfarbenmelodie