Music Vocab (All State)
Across
- 4. gradually slowing down
- 8. very slow and broad
- 9. rapid fluctuation of pitch
- 10. perform in a relaxed manner
- 11. to change key in a composition
- 14. dying away to nothing
- 15. structure and organization of a composition
- 18. lively, briskly
- 19. where all stanzas are sung to the same music
- 29. most widely used pitches in a composition
- 30. becoming gradually faster
- 32. slowing tempo, increasing volume
- 34. large musical composition on a sacred subject
- 35. in a singing style
- 38. vocal manipulation to sing higher than normal
- 40. beat remaining constant when meter changes
Down
- 1. high obligato part above melody
- 2. a pause or hold
- 3. relationship/distance between two pitches
- 5. grand, majestic
- 6. fluctuating a pulse by manipulating tempo
- 7. strongly accented, forced
- 12. music created spontaneously
- 13. indicated by time signature
- 16. repeat from beginning of composition
- 17. to play or sing with expression
- 20. faster than allegro, very fast
- 21. without
- 22. same part singers divided to sing separate parts
- 23. major vocal work involving theatrical elements
- 24. sweetly
- 25. motion by half step
- 26. system used for teaching sight singing
- 27. broken chord
- 28. three note chord
- 31. play or perform in smooth, connected way
- 33. short musical idea or melodic theme
- 36. upbeat or pickup
- 37. rather slow, walking speed
- 39. suddenly