Eli's cross word

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Across
  1. 2. Continuo (Italian: 'continuous bass'). A form of bass line used in music from the Baroque period. It is usually notated with numbers indicating what chords can be used, so the continuo player can embellish the lines. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos are a fine example of this.
  2. 3. Two chords at the end of a piece which provide a type of 'punctuation' at the end of a musical phrase.
  3. 7. A boating song, generally describing the songs sung by gondoliers in Venice. Chopin, Mendelssohn, Fauré and Offenbach all wrote works imitating the form.
  4. 9. Auditory sensation
  5. 10. A period in art and music from around 1600-1750. Composers include Monteverdi, Purcell, Rameau, Bach, Vivaldi and Handel.
  6. 11. A vertical line through the stave, to mark the music into sections, each with a set amount of beats within.
  7. 13. line: a short line added for notes above or below the range of a staff.
  8. 14. A lullaby. Generally slow and undulating, Chopin's famous Berceuse is the most well known example of the form.
  9. 15. be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
  10. 16. Strong
  11. 17. (Italian: 'walking'). Meaning the music should be played at a walking pace. Not too fast or slow.
  12. 19. Highest frequency of sound
  13. 20. cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength
  14. 21. (Italian: 'air'). An aria is a song, generally used to describe set-piece songs in Opera.
  15. 24. the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played
  16. 25. a musical instrument, roughly triangular in shape, consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers. The modern orchestral harp has an upright frame, with pedals that enable the strings to be retuned to different keys.
Down
  1. 1. The space in between the notes
  2. 4. (Italian: 'getting faster') Adagio (Italian: 'slow'). Meaning the music should be played slowly.
  3. 5. Male singing voice in the middle range. Gerald Finley is a world class example of a baritone.
  4. 6. Lower in pitch
  5. 8. each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided
  6. 12. Beats per minute
  7. 18. repeat of a certain notes (beats), measures or sections
  8. 22. (Italian: 'slow'). Meaning the music should be played slowly.
  9. 23. half: A dot that is placed after the note to indicate a change in the duration of a note.