Across
- 2. a recurring theme or character trait that serves as the structural foundation of the work,
- 5. directly quoting another work in a new composition.
- 7. without instrumental accompaniment; sung without instrumental accompaniment.
- 9. Musical texture made up of a single unaccompanied melodic line.
- 10. A compositional technique in which basic material is an ordered arrangement.
- 12. are intended for performance by a professional accompanied by a piano or instrumental ensemble.
- 13. the setting, either polyphonic or in plainchant, of the liturgy of the Eucharist.
- 15. a combination of musical tones sounded together each of which is a scale degree apart from one or two neighboring tones in the groups.
- 17. a continuous slide upward or downward between two notes.
- 20. a self-contained piece for solo voice, usually accompanied by orchestra.
- 21. the part of a movement, especially in sonata form, in which the principal themes are first presented.
- 23. a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm.
- 24. a short musical passage in two or more phrases used for singing unmetrical words; a psalm or canticle sung to such music
- 25. The temporary disregarding of strict tempo to allow an expressive quickening or slackening, usually without altering the overall pace.
Down
- 1. music that is intended to evoke images or convey the impression of events
- 3. To discuss and resolve the conflicts of tonality and theme that the exposition has raised.
- 4. a type of composition in three sections in which two themes or subjects are explored according to set key relationships.
- 6. a musical depiction of words in text
- 8. A genre of music in which the rhythms, melodies, or instrumentation are designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times.
- 11. A musical genre for voices that set mostly secular poetry in two epochs.
- 14. a short instrumental refrain or interlude in a vocal work
- 16. musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
- 18. the absence of functional harmony as a primary structural element.
- 19. unconventional, unorthodox, or nontraditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres.
- 22. Marks the end of the main argument and the beginning of the final synthesis for which that argument has prepared the listeners.
