Across
- 3. a group of musical performers
- 5. the rendering of a single melodic line by several performers simultaneously
- 9. a short rhythmic/melodic idea that is repeated exactly over an over throught a musical section or work
- 11. gradually getting quieter
- 12. beats organized into recurring and recognizable accent patterns
- 13. an indication for all performers to play together
- 15. the measured distance between two musical pitches
Down
- 1. the element of music as it unfolds in time
- 2. an "off-beat" accent
- 4. usually refers to a type of violin/string playing in which a string is plucked by the fingers
- 6. the combination of instruments that a composition is written for
- 7. the lowest-sounding non-pitched percussion instrument
- 8. a slow, solemn tempo
- 10. momentarily emphasizing a note with a dynamic attack
- 14. short, detached notes
- 16. a common meter with three beats per measure