Across
- 3. Group of singers in a chorus.
- 4. Made up of five horizontal parallel lines and the spaces between them on which musical notation is written.
- 8. The movement of chords in succession.
- 9. One of the two modes of the tonal system. Music written in this key, have a positive affirming character.
- 10. Pertaining to the loudness or softness of a musical composition. Also the symbols in sheet music indicating volume.
- 12. The intonation, pitch, and modulation of a composition expressing the meaning, feeling, or attitude of the music.
- 14. Three note chords consisting of a root, third, and fifth.
- 15. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
- 16. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
- 17. The element of music pertaining to time, played as a grouping of notes into accented and unaccented beats.
- 19. A tempo having slow movement; restful at ease.
- 22. One who directs a group of performers, indicating the tempo, phrasing, dynamics, and style by gestures and facial expressions.
- 24. Introduction to an opera or other large musical work.
- 26. The performance of either all instruments of an orchestra or voices in a chorus.
- 27. To play lively and fast.
- 29. Slow and stately dance music written in triple time.
- 30. A symbol indicating that the note is to be diminished by one semitone.
- 31. A symbol indicating to play loud.
- 33. 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony.
- 34. In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
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- 1. Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.
- 2. A piece of music written for two vocalists or instrumentalists.
- 5. To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
- 6. A symbol indicating the note is to be raised by one semitone.
- 7. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played.
- 9. Often used in overtures, a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
- 11. A note that is equal to 2 half notes, 4 quarter notes, 8 eighth notes, etc.
- 13. Closing section of a movement.
- 18. Pleasing combination of two or three tones played together in the background while a melody is being played. Harmony also refers to the study of chord progressions.
- 20. Eight full tones above the key note where the scale begins and ends.
- 21. A separate section of a larger composition.
- 23. A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after it has been augmented or diminished.
- 25. To repeat a previous part of a composition generally after other music has been played.
- 28. Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be played smoothly.
- 32. A rhythmic succession of musical tones, a melody for instruments and voices.