Across
- 1. one or more notes are played simultaneously
- 3. with spirit, brilliantly
- 6. first
- 9. little by little
- 10. intensely; passionately; with deep feeling
- 14. gracefully
- 16. lightly
- 18. always, continually
- 20. without
- 24. the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules
- 26. marked with emphasis
- 27. the placement of sound in time
- 30. the accuracy or lack of pitch in instrumental playing and singing
- 31. slow more so than largo
- 33. a musical composition, a limited type of canon, in which a minimum of three voices sing exactly the same melody at the
- 34. very fast
- 35. light and moderately quick but not as fast as allegro
- 37. a religious song of a kind with African American Christians of the southern US, and thought to derive from the combination of European hymns and African musical elements by slaves
- 38. a type of musical composition, usually for a solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble, that typically consists of two to four movements, or sections, each in a related key but with a unique musical character
- 43. waltz
- 44. slow but not as slow as adagio
- 46. a pause of unspecified length added to a note
- 47. sustain full value
Down
- 1. with spirit, brilliance
- 2. a repeated musical phrase or rhythm
- 4. dying away
- 5. the sounding of two or more notes at the same time
- 7. a large scale musical work written for solo, chorus, and orchestra based on sacred or semi sacred text
- 8. a fervent style of African American evangelical religious singing derived from spirituals
- 11. more
- 12. well
- 13. with spirit, brilliance
- 15. an instruction to play with freedom
- 17. a metrical composition adapted for singing in a religious service
- 18. playfully, usually in rapid tempo with rhythmic and dynamic contrasts
- 19. an introductory movement to an opera or substantial work
- 21. animated, spirited
- 22. a steady pace, but slower than the preceding tempo
- 23. to gradually speed up tempo
- 24. a specific part where soloists are allowed to sing in a “free” rhythmic style and often allowing virtuosic display
- 25. a piece of classical music that features a soloist accompanied by an orchestra
- 28. music written for one performer
- 29. music written for more than performer
- 32. heavily; with emphasis
- 36. temporary irregularity of time, lengthening some notes at the expense of others
- 39. the sounding of the same note by two or more musicians or singers at the same time
- 40. a sequence of chords that evokes a particular emotion at the end of a musical composition or musical phrase
- 41. a choral work that uses solo voices with an instrumental (usually orchestral) accompaniment
- 42. in a singing style
- 45. silent