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- 3. An archaic form of singing found in Scotland and the US in which a leader "lines" out a verse.
- 8. An example of program music.
- 10. A five-note scale that is found in many types of folksongs.
- 15. Founder of bluegrass music.
- 18. A group of travelling actors. These characters become the subject for several composers at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 20. Incorporating music from a distant place.
- 21. Common abbreviation for bassoon in orchestral scores.
- 23. One of the earlier composers of Romantic Opera.
- 25. Popularized 3-note banjo picking style
- 26. Rapid vocal passages
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- 1. Wrote a German requiem. He did not have a pet alligator.
- 2. A Gaelic term for "mouth music".
- 4. One of the most prominent dancers in the late 19thc and early 20th centuries.
- 5. A system of notation represented by symbols and solfege.
- 6. A piece for solo voice and orchestra in operas
- 7. Moving from C major to E major is an example of this.
- 9. An important impresario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 11. Promoting love of one's country
- 12. Famous opera by Bizet
- 13. A movement in music in last half of the 19th c. that emodied realistic themes
- 14. A song that tells a story.
- 16. A recurring theme associated with a character or idea heard throughout an opera.
- 17. Famous Cape Breton fiddler
- 19. Penned the Nutcracker Suite
- 22. This composer was pretty much self-taught.
- 24. Composer of La Boheme
