Chorus Vocabulary Crossword List 6-10

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Across
  1. 1. one or more notes are played simultaneously
  2. 3. with spirit, brilliantly
  3. 6. first
  4. 9. little by little
  5. 10. intensely; passionately; with deep feeling
  6. 14. gracefully
  7. 16. lightly
  8. 18. always, continually
  9. 20. without
  10. 24. the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules
  11. 26. marked with emphasis
  12. 27. the placement of sound in time
  13. 30. the accuracy or lack of pitch in instrumental playing and singing
  14. 31. slow more so than largo
  15. 33. a musical composition, a limited type of canon, in which a minimum of three voices sing exactly the same melody at the
  16. 34. very fast
  17. 35. light and moderately quick but not as fast as allegro
  18. 37. a religious song of a kind with African American Christians of the southern US, and thought to derive from the combination of European hymns and African musical elements by slaves
  19. 38. a type of musical composition, usually for a solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble, that typically consists of two to four movements, or sections, each in a related key but with a unique musical character
  20. 43. waltz
  21. 44. slow but not as slow as adagio
  22. 46. a pause of unspecified length added to a note
  23. 47. sustain full value
Down
  1. 1. with spirit, brilliance
  2. 2. a repeated musical phrase or rhythm
  3. 4. dying away
  4. 5. the sounding of two or more notes at the same time
  5. 7. a large scale musical work written for solo, chorus, and orchestra based on sacred or semi sacred text
  6. 8. a fervent style of African American evangelical religious singing derived from spirituals
  7. 11. more
  8. 12. well
  9. 13. with spirit, brilliance
  10. 15. an instruction to play with freedom
  11. 17. a metrical composition adapted for singing in a religious service
  12. 18. playfully, usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts
  13. 19. an introductory movement to an opera or substantial work
  14. 21. animated, spirited
  15. 22. a steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo
  16. 23. to gradually speed up tempo
  17. 24. a specific part where soloists are allowed to sing in a “free” rhythmic style and often allowing virtuosic display
  18. 25. a piece of classical music that features a soloist accompanied by an orchestra
  19. 28. music written for one performer
  20. 29. music written for more than performer
  21. 32. heavily; with emphasis
  22. 36. temporary irregularity of time, lengthening some notes at the expense of others
  23. 39. the sounding of the same note by two or more musicians or singers at the same time
  24. 40. a sequence of chords that evokes a particular emotion at the end of a musical composition or musical phrase
  25. 41. a choral work that uses solo voices with an instrumental (usually orchestral) accompaniment
  26. 42. in a singing style
  27. 45. silent