Masons crossword

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2. The word Acciaccatura comes from Italian for crushed. When on music, it means an extra grace note, is played just before the main note and is then released immediately. The Notation for this type of grace note is defined by the stem of the note crossed through.
8. Referring to the pitch Altissimo means Very high.
9. An accordion is a portable keyboard or button based instrument. It is usually a box-shaped instrument with metal reeds made to vibrate by squeezing air from bellows. To make a sound, the bellows are played back and forwards by the player’s hands. The notes are chosen through the action of the player’s fingers on the buttons or the regular keyboard layout.
11. The word acoustics relates to sound. It can be used to discuss both the science of acoustics (the physics of sound), or the acoustics of a building (a buildings sound properties – if a sound lasts a long time or not).
12. Allegro means that music is to be played Fast and lively, but not as fast as Presto.
13. The word action relates mainly to a guitar. The action of a guitar refers to the height of the strings above the fret board.
15. In music, to accompany, means to perform with another performer, but usually in a background capacity .ie. Not to overpower the main performer.
19. The word Accelerando comes from Italian, meaning accelerating. When written on music, Accelerando means that the music a gradually becoming faster.
20. The word Accompagnato comes from Italian, meaning accompanying. The musical accompaniment must follow the singer, so that it is the singer who can vary the tempo, or speed, at their leisure.

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1. The word Adagio means that a piece of music is to be played slowly. However, it is not as slowly as Largo.
3. Music to be played fast, but not as fast as Allegro.
4. The Analogue or Analog formats use vibrations to replicate sound waves. The disadvantage of analogue formats when compared to digital formats, is that sound loses quality each time it is passed from device to device or when copied. Analogue formats are also unable to retain additional information such as time codes and recording specs. Digital is superior in this respect.
5. An accidental note means that a particular note is played sharper or flatter than regular key signature of the piece. When an accidental note is written in Music, it only refers to the bar where it occurs and not to any subsequent bars. If you wish to make the note accidental again it music be repeated in subsequent bars.
6. Not as slow as Adagio. The word Adiagietto can also be used to mean a short Adagio composition.
7. An Anthem is a vocal composition sung at a state or religious services.E.g A National Anthem..
10. The word Affrettando comes from Italian, meaning becoming agitated. When written in music it means becoming faster.
11. The word Affettuoso means with feeling or Tenderly.
13. The word acoustic is used when distinguishing between an electric or electronic instrument and a non-electric instrument – e.g., An acoustic guitar as compared to an electric guitar.
14. The term Animato means that a piece of music is to be played Animated or Lively.
16. An Antiphon comes from the Greek term for sound across. An Antiphon is a religious chant, commonly a part of Roman Catholic / Greek Orthodox church services. An Antiphon may be sung as responses between a single voice and a group of voices, or between two different groups of singers.
17. The word Agitato means that a piece of music is to be played Excited or fast.
18. refers to a piece of music being Flowing. However, be careful not to interpret this term as being fast.
19. An Also is usually referring to a singer, but may also refer to an instrument as in an Alto Sax or Alto Flute. Also, means the voice part below the soprano. A piece of music written for an Alto may be sung by either men (but they must sing falsetto as in Bohemian Rhapsody), or more usually women, or children.
20. An Air is a melody, or a simple tune for voice or instrument, as in Bach’s Air on the G String.