Chapter 11: Enlightenment: Science and the New Learning
Across
- 3. a family of wind instruments usually consisting of the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon
- 4. reasoning, a method of inquiry that begins with clearly established general premises and moves toward the establishment of particular truths
- 7. quartet, a composition for two violins, viola, and cello, with each playing its own part
- 9. a female attendant or devotee of Dionysus
- 11. a semibestial woodland creature symbolic of Dionysus
- 12. the intellectuals of the European Enlightenment
- 14. form, a structural form commonly used in the late eighteenth century for the first and fourth movements of symphonies and other instrumental compositions
- 17. a family of wind instruments that usually includes the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba
- 19. a group of instruments that are sounded by being struck or shaken, used especially for rhythm
- 20. earth-centered
- 21. a fast tempo in music
- 22. a very slow tempo, or a musical piece or movement in such a tempo
Down
- 1. sun-centered
- 2. reasoning, a method of inquiry that begins with direct observation and experimentation and moves toward the establishment of general conclusions or axioms
- 5. exaggeration of peculiarities or defects to produce comic or burlesque effects
- 6. a passage added to the closing section of a movement or musical composition in order to create the sense of a definite ending
- 8. galante, a festive diversion enjoyed by aristocrats, a favorite subject in Rococo art
- 10. a practice in which the government does not interfere or has minimal interference in economic matters to allow freedom of actions
- 13. a directive indicating that the music should be played very loud
- 15. a family of instruments that usually includes the violin, viola, cello, and double bass (which are normally bowed); the harp, guitar, lute, and zither (which are normally plucked) can also be included, as can the viol
- 16. an instrumental composition consisting of one or more solo instruments and a larger group of instruments playing in dialog
- 18. an independent instrumental composition for orchestra