7 Choir GP 2 Vocab
Across
- 4. Fine adjustment of a pitch, measured in cents flat or sharp
- 6. An independent musical thought
- 7. To slow down
- 8. In an opera or oratorio, this speechlike singing usually comes before an aria
- 15. A multi-measure main idea that is developed throughout a piece
- 16. The way a note is attacked/begun
- 18. The combination of instruments called for in a piece
- 20. A decrease in volume
- 21. Volume of music
- 22. The concentration of sound in a piece - thick or thin
- 24. A section of vocal music, also known as a verse
- 25. A musical line that supports the melody, usually with a similar contour and rhythms
Down
- 1. A large scale musical work that tells a religious story without acting, sets, etc.
- 2. A type of phrasing like a musical question and answer
- 3. A loud attack to a note, then suddenly soft
- 5. Solo vocal piece from an opera or oratorio
- 9. To speed up
- 10. A symbol indicating to hold the note longer than usual
- 11. Suddenly soft (before a note)
- 12. Supportive parts, usually somewhat simple and repetitive with steady rhythm, chords, etc.
- 13. The main melody, like a chorus
- 14. A short, repeating musical idea developed throughout a piece
- 17. An increase in volume
- 19. The most prominent musical line
- 23. A musical "landscape" - a combination of factors including density, instrumentation, articulation, etc.