Across
- 1. ("at the forefront") a French term that describes highly experimental modern musical styles
- 3. lively
- 4. a low-ranged female voice; the second lowest instrumental range
- 6. a fast tempo
- 7. momentarily emphasizing a note with a dynamic attack
- 9. "popular" and "commercial music" styles.
- 10. a walking tempo
- 11. a beautiful manner of solo singing, accompanied by orchestra, with a steady metrical beat
- 12. modern harmony that intentionally avoids a tonal center (has no apparent home key)
- 13. a general term used to describe the "formal concert music" traditions of the West, as opposed
Down
- 2. instrumental music with no intended story (non-programmatic music)
- 3. gradually speeding up the speed of the rhythmic beat
- 5. lengthening the rhythmic values of a fugal subject
- 6. (genre) a musical setting of artistic poetry for solo voice accompanied by piano (or orchestra)
- 7. a slow tempo
- 8. moderate tempo (a walking speed; "Andare" means to walk)