Music History
Across
- 6. discord in music, suggesting a state of tension
- 9. German art songs
- 10. a compositional method in which two voice parts sing the same melody, one a perfect fourth or fifth higher than the other
- 11. a section of a concerto in which all the instruments and voices perform together
- 12. French style of atmospheric music of the late nineteenth century
- 13. a short concluding section of a piece of music that essentially ties together the main thematic threads and ends the piece
- 14. a polyphonic choral composition based on sacred texts
- 16. music with no strict meter or accompaniment, sung by a single voice or unison choir
- 17. a musical style that combines tonal melody with exotic textures and timbres
- 18. music in which composers deliberately leave parts of the composition and performance undetermined and at the discretion of performers
- 24. a vigorous and sometimes lighthearted movement in triple meter with a middle section or trio
- 25. a series of notes comprising the twelve pitches of the chromatic scale
- 26. an accompaniment consisting of a harpsichord sounding the chords and a viola da gamba reinforcing the bass line
Down
- 1. the written notation of a composition
- 2. a musical style that subjectively explores deep inner feelings
- 3. the quality of a system of pitches
- 4. the period of rediscovered classical ideals of the ancient Greeks that inspired a rebirth and revival of human creativity
- 5. a style of music that stresses the element of repetition with changes dictated by a rule or system
- 7. a work in several movements for one or more instruments
- 8. a pictorial or descriptive orchestral work in several movements
- 15. music that portrays the meaning of the words of the text
- 18. without tonality or a tonal center
- 19. method of assigning a syllabic name to each tone of the scale to facilitate memorization
- 20. a marking over or under the text to signal a change
- 21. a type of program music written for textual materials including stories or plays
- 22. a composition for solo voice and piano
- 23. a composition consisting of a recurring theme alternating with contrasting sections