Across
- 4. a large scale musical work with a religious text written for orchestra, soloists, and choir, usually no acting, costumes, or scenery
- 8. a vocal style in which rhythm and melody are ordered to imitate speech
- 11. the volume at which a section of music is payed
- 14. to slow down
- 16. a decrease in volume
- 17. adds half off a notes value
- 19. loud volume in music
- 20. question and answer type phrases the antecedent tends to rise at the end and/or feel less final, while the consequent phrase begins similarly , but brings rest to the section of music
- 23. the way a note is attacked
- 25. fine adjustment of the same pitch
- 26. medium quiet volume of music
- 27. the main melody, similar to a chorus
- 28. thick or thin, usually refers to the number of instruments playing, and how close the pitches are
Down
- 1. musical lines which look similar to and support the melody
- 2. forte attack, then immediately piano
- 3. the way music is interpreted and grouped with dynamics and style
- 5. quiet volume in music
- 6. medium loud volume of music
- 7. an increase in volume
- 9. the combination of instruments playing in a given place, or at a given time
- 10. to speed up
- 12. solo vocal peice in which rhythm and melody are ordered to imitate speech
- 13. a section of vocal music often called a verse
- 15. a multi-measure musical idea that repeats within music
- 18. musical lines which are often similar and/or more repetitive than the melody
- 21. suddenly soft
- 22. a term referring to a combination of density, instrumentation, articulation, and other factors creating a musical landscape
- 24. a short musical idea that repeats and develops within a piece of music
- 26. the most prominent musical line