Across
- 3. A contrapuntal piece based on a theme (subject) announced in one voice part alone, then imitated by other voices in close succession
- 5. Four notes which turn round the main note with the note above, the main note, the note below, and the main note again
- 7. A link between two themes
- 8. A type of madrigal in strophic form which was originally danced to. There is a fa-la-la refrain
- 9. This effect occurs when a note from one chord is held over to the next chord creating a discord, and is then resolved by moving one step to make a concord
- 11. Song or simple melody, sometimes the title of a movement of a suite
- 12. A Renaissance court dance with 2 beats in the bar
- 13. A German hymn tune, written in four parts for soprano, alto, tenor and bass
- 15. An ornament which sounds like a leaning note, takes half the value of the main note which follows it or two-thirds if the main note is dotted
- 17. A sacred choral work with Latin text and polyphonic texture, usually sung a cappella
- 18. A rhythmic device giving the impression of a piece of music changing from duple (2) to triple (3) time, or vice versa
- 20. Where voices or instruments enter very quickly one after the other, as in fugue
- 21. A Renaissance court dance with 3 beats in the bar
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- 1. Music which incorporates elements of folk music of the composer’s country
- 2. A male adult voice whose range is higher than a tenor’s
- 4. A 20th-century method of musical composition invented by Schoenberg in which the 12 notes of the chromatic scale are organised into a series or tone row/note row
- 6. A theme occurring throughout a work which represents a person, an event or an idea, etc
- 10. A 20th century technique used in vocal music where the singer is required to use the voice in an expressive manner half-way between singing and speaking
- 11. Dialogue between voices or instruments – one group of voices or instruments answers the other
- 12. A chamber music ensemble comprising of three instruments; the most common form comprises of a piano, violin and cello
- 14. Short sacred choral piece sung in English. Sometimes sung by a choir unaccompanied and sometimes accompanied by organ, featuring solo parts
- 16. To go backwards; a melody or a section of music can be written or performed from the end to the beginning
- 19. A group of songs linked by a common theme or with a text written by the same author, usually accompanied by piano but sometimes by small ensembles or full orchestra