Across
- 3. The Baroque period brought the creation of this, including scales, key signatures, and center of pitch
- 6. A Baroque ancestor of the clarinet
- 8. A dynamic marking for medium soft
- 11. A type of pattern or scale consisting only of half steps
- 13. A symbol indicating a note should be held longer than its written length
- 15. A mass written near the end of Bach's life
- 16. The person leading an ensemble
- 17. Baroque style in the visual arts was characterized by the mastery of this element
- 18. Messiah A sacred oratorio by Handel
- 21. A dynamic marking for soft
- 22. Baroque music is known for this
- 24. A collection of programmatic (Program music) violin concertos by Vivaldi
- 25. A distant ancestor of the tuba, this oddly shaped instrument has a brass mouthpiece and woodwind-like fingerings
- 27. A dynamic marking for loud
- 30. The music used by the conductor which shows all parts
- 31. The combination of sharps or flats that determines the key of the music
- 33. A German born composer who worked for a Lutheran church
- 34. The Baroque period brought a change to music in this, from mensural to modern
- 35. The distance between notes
- 37. The most important percussion instrument to the Renaissance
- 38. A fancy word for pick up notes (phrases that begin before count 1)
- 40. To slow down
Down
- 1. The volume at which a section of music is performed
- 2. A decrease in volume
- 4. This instrument evolved into the trombone by the end of the Baroque
- 5. A German born composer who spent most of his life in England
- 7. Another name for a musical performance
- 9. Musicians play/sing for an audience
- 10. A type of key or scale – generally sounds bright and positive
- 12. The rules of proper behavior (manners) at a concert
- 14. To speed up
- 15. A type of key or scale – generally sounds darker and more “sad”
- 19. An increase in volume
- 20. A separate style period within the Baroque in the visual arts, especially in interior decorating
- 23. A dynamic marking for medium loud
- 26. The instrument most closely tied to Baroque orchestral and keyboard music
- 28. Fine adjustment of a note (flat/sharp)
- 29. The way music is interpreted and grouped
- 32. A Baroque ancestor of the bassoon
- 36. A Baroque composer from Italy
- 39. A pattern of half or whole steps which is standard throughout different keys
