Music History

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