Across
- 1. musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed.
- 4. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
- 5. the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution
- 7. music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s
- 9. music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime
- 10. a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French
- 13. speed or pace of a given piece.
- 14. vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
- 15. music period between 1600-1750
- 17. process by which individual sounds are joined or composed into whole units or compositions
Down
- 2. A device used to make music
- 3. performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment
- 5. music period between 1730-1820
- 6. collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution
- 8. a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
- 11. The words of a song in popular music
- 12. extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra.
- 16. musical ensemble of singers