Basic Musical Terms

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Across
  1. 5. An elaborate musical composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements
  2. 6. Transitional passage connecting two sections of a composition
  3. 8. A section of a song typically repeated a number of times alternating with verses, bridges, solos etc.
  4. 9. The highest of the standard four voice ranges
  5. 10. A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
  6. 15. The relative volume in the execution of a piece of music
  7. 18. A pitch correction effect that corrects sung or played pitches.
  8. 19. Growing; (i.e. progressively louder)
  9. 21. Annual awards given by the American National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for achievement in the record industry
  10. 23. Opening section of a piece
  11. 26. Time (i.e. the overall speed of a piece of music)
  12. 28. A particular style of music
  13. 29. A slow song, often on a romantic or emotional theme
  14. 31. An electronic device for increasing the volume of electrical signals, used chiefly in sound reproduction
  15. 33. The second-lowest of the standard four voice ranges
  16. 36. The pronounced rhythm of music
  17. 37. A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
  18. 38. Backup singing or playing which supports the main melody
  19. 39. A live performance
  20. 41. The quality of a musical tone that distinguishes voices and instruments
  21. 42. The lowest of the standard four voice ranges
  22. 43. (2 words)A brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it
Down
  1. 1. Dwindling (i.e. with gradually decreasing volume)
  2. 2. The words of a song
  3. 3. Several players in a group are to play exactly the same notes within their written part, as opposed to splitting simultaneous notes among themselves
  4. 4. A repeated section of a song that typically features a new set of lyrics on each repetition
  5. 7. A musical idea, often a short riff, passage or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener".
  6. 11. A collection of recorded songs
  7. 12. The second-highest of the standard four voice ranges
  8. 13. A widely distributed and often popular song from an album
  9. 14. A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity
  10. 16. An object or device for producing musical sounds
  11. 17. A group of three or more notes that, when played simultaneously, can form a harmonic structure that can support a melody or a solo line
  12. 20. A group of musicians who play together, sometimes as their actual career
  13. 21. A slang term which refers to a paying musical engagement at a venue, usually of a single night's duration
  14. 22. Alone (i.e. executed by a single instrument or voice)
  15. 24. (2 words) Lit. "as in a chapel"; vocal parts only, without instrumental accompaniment
  16. 25. The echoing sound that occurs naturally to a voice or instrument in hall or room with reflective walls and, by extension, to analog or digital effect units which recreate this effect
  17. 27. In music, a period of time that spawned a particular style of music
  18. 29. An unauthorized recording of a performance
  19. 30. A repeated chord progression or refrain
  20. 32. A modern version of the opera, either on stage or filmed
  21. 34. The point at which a melodic phrase "comes to rest" or resolves
  22. 35. An instrument for converting sound waves into electrical energy variations which may then be amplified, transmitted, or recorded
  23. 40. The creator of a musical piece