music crossword
Across
- 4. bowed string instrument from Iran.
- 5. loud double-reed woodwind from the Middle East.
- 8. sudden, strong accent on a note or chord.
- 9. Multiple independent melody lines played simultaneously.
- 11. A long wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians.
- 12. A sequence of chords that brings a phrase to a close.
- 14. The first note of a scale, serving as the home base.
- 15. The unique quality or color of a musical sound.
- 17. gradual decrease in loudness.
- 18. A grace note that leans into the main note, taking some of its time.
- 20. A smooth, connected style of playing notes.
- 21. tempo marking indicating a lively and fast pace.
- 22. tempo marking indicating a fast, cheerful pace.
- 23. A gradual increase in loudness.
- 24. The process of changing from one key to another within a piece.
Down
- 1. A very short grace note played quickly before the main note.
- 2. A continuous slide upward or downward between two notes.
- 3. Emphasis on normally unaccented beats or offbeats.
- 6. Expressive and rhythmic freedom by slightly speeding up or slowing down the tempo.
- 7. The art of combining different melodic lines in a musical composition.
- 10. A plucked string instrument from India with a long neck.
- 13. The distance between two pitches.
- 16. A symbol indicating that a note should be held longer than its value.
- 19. traditional ensemble from Indonesia, featuring gongs and metallophones.
- 24. thumb piano from Zimbabwe.