Across
- 1. is a glide from one pitch to another
- 5. musical technique of composing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song's lyrics or story elements in programmatic music
- 7. a type of instrumental art music that attempts to render an extra-musical narrative musically
- 8. A self-contained piece for solo voice, usually accompanied by orchestra
- 9. a musical structure consisting of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation
- 13. Group or solo performance without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way
- 15. a recurring passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus
- 16. a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, frequently in the same pitch
- 19. a process by which a musical idea is communicated in the course of a composition
- 20. a musical term referring to expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist or the conductor
- 21. A term coined by Berlioz to denote a musical idea used obsessively
- 23. a vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment, and usually in the classical art music tradition
- 25. the practice of directly quoting another work in a new composition
Down
- 2. a method of composition using series of pitches, rhythms, dynamics, timbres or other musical elements
- 3. unconventional, unorthodox, or non-traditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres
- 4. A genre of music in which the rhythms, melodies, or instrumentation are designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times
- 6. a secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras
- 10. A short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words; a psalm or canticle sung to such music
- 11. the initial presentation of the thematic material of a musical composition, movement, or section
- 12. texts that remain the same for every mass
- 14. a musical chord comprising at least three adjacent tones in a scale
- 17. one of the sections of a movement written in sonata form
- 18. a style of delivery in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms and delivery of ordinary speech
- 22. music that lacks a tonal center, or key
- 24. The simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody, typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player without accompanying harmony or chords