Across
- 3. Genre that evolved from rhythm and blues and features strong beats and lyrics about life experience
- 4. “Queen of Soul,” known for Respect
- 7. A large orchestral work, often in four movements
- 8. The classical period composer known for his “Symphony No. 5”
- 9. Motown was founded in this U.S. city
- 11. Genre known for improvisation, syncopation, and swing
- 13. A tempo marking meaning “fast” in Italian
- 14. A repeated rhythmic or melodic idea in music
- 15. The “Godfather of Soul”
- 17. African American vocal music that expressed emotion and struggle, before gospel
Down
- 1. Composer of The Magic Flute and Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- 2. 1990s R&B artist known for I Will Always Love You
- 5. The “King of Rock and Roll”
- 6. Style of music that emerged in the 1950s combining blues, country, and R&B
- 10. Large vocal and instrumental composition based on a religious theme, without staging
- 12. Music period from about 1600–1750, featuring Bach and Handel
- 16. The British band that led the “British Invasion” in the 1960s
