All of the following words appear on your course. You should know the definition of each, and/or at least know a Set Song, Choice Song, Set Work or Choice Work on your course, which they may appear in.Write the word or the number beside each definition.

1.Sequence 2.Homophonic 3.Polyphonic 4.Monophonic 5.Suite 6.Farandole 7.Tremolo

8.Canon 9.Syncopation 10.Baroque 11.Tutti 12.Ostinato 13.Pedal Note 14.Accidentals

15.Cadenza 16.Concerto 17.Ritornello 18.Ternary 19.Binary 20.Descant 21.Arco

22.Two-Part Song 23.Motif 24.Opera 25.Operetta 26.Stage Musical 27.Cantatas

28.Oratorio

29.Coda 30.Plainchant 31.Melisma 32.Flattened 7th 33.Syllabic 34.Neumes 35.Cadence

36.Drone 37.Word painting 38.Incidental Music 39.Intermezzo 40.Basso Continuo

41.Modal

42.Popular Song 43.Pizzicato 44.Prelude 45.Counterpoint 46.Folk Song 47.Call and Response 48.Bass

49.Range 50.Negro Spiritual 51.D.C. al fine 52.Strophic Form 53.Metre 54.Movement

55.Triad

56.Ballad 57.Art Song 58.Ornamentation 59.Soprano 60.Mezzo Soprano 61.Tenor

62.Modulation

63.Anacrusis 64.Lied 65.Macaronic 66.Symphony 67.Overture 68.Programme Music

a. A recurring instrumental passage that is repeated between the sections of a piece.

b. A composition for full orchestra usually made up of four contrasting movements

c. String technique where the strings are plucked.

d. Signs beside notes, which tell you to lower or raise the notes.

e. Form of the song that has the same music for each verse.

f. Music which has a main melody supported by harmony.

g. The repetition of a short melodic phrase sung or played at a higher or lower pitch.

h. A piece of music played between the scenes of acts of a play.

i. High male voice.

j. Song with lyrics in Irish and English, bilingual song.

k. One or more bass notes played continuously throughout a piece or a section of

music.

l. An instrumental work made up of short dance movements.

m. A work, usually in 3 movements, written for solo instrument & orchestra.

n. Accenting a beat, which is normally not accented, emphasis on the weak beat.

o. A two-part form, AB or AABB

p. Short for Da Capo al fine, which means from the beginning and end at fine.

q. German Art Song.

r. 7th note of the scale is lowered.

s. A play set to music where all parts are sung by singers, accompanied by an

orchestra.

t. A long sustained note in the bass which remains the same while the harmonies

change.

u. Music notation from Medieval times.

v. The instruction to the string player to use the bow, usually after pizzicato section.

w. Used in the Barqoue Era, this provided melodies with solid harmonic

accompaniment on Cello, DB & Harpsichord.

x. Texture where there are two or more independent melodies playing at the same

time.

y. Oldest form of Church music, sometimes known as Gregorian Chant.

z. Distance between low and high notes in pieces.

aa.Upbeat.

bb.All orchestra to play together.

cc. A repeated melodic or rhythmic pattern.

dd.A self-contained section within a large composition such as a concerto.

ee.When two or more melodies are combined in a piece of music, they are playing in?

ff. A simple, traditional song, passed on by oral tradition from generation to

generation.

gg.The concluding section in a piece of music.

hh.Era in Music from 1600-1750

ii. Medium Female voice

jj. A large-scale vocal work for soloists, chorus and orchestra, usually based on a story

from the Bible.

kk. Modern versions of operettas, which contain songs, musical numbers, dancing &

elaborate costumes.

ll. Play the note over and over to give a quivering effect.

mm. A lively dance from Provence in France.

nn.Having each syllable sung to one note.

oo.A section near the end of a concerto movement when the orchestra rests, allowing

the soloist the opportunity for virtuoso display.

pp.An additional melody sung or played over the main tune.

qq.A 3 part form: ABA, AABA or ABBA

rr. Style where the melody is decorated.

ss. Religious songs of the black slaves in America.

tt. A short melodic phrase sung by a soloist and answered by another soloist or group

of singers.

uu.Low Male voice.

vv.A short melodic or rhythmic figure that recurs throughout a section or a piece of

music.

ww. A light-hearted form of opera, which includes spoken dialogue.

xx. Instrumental music that illustrates a story, a picture or non-musical idea.

yy.A piece of music which forms the first piece of a suite or provides the introduction to

an act in an opera.

zz. A song sung in two equal parts.

aaa. A group of notes sung to one syllable.

bbb. Any song sung in a style that captures the attention of a wide audience.

ccc. A three-note chord built on the intervals of a third and a fifth.

ddd. Music reflects the word being sung.

eee. Highest Female voice.

fff. A musical composition for chorus and orchestra, with or without soloists. It’s similar

to oratorios but much shorter.

ggg. Texture where there is only one melodic line.

hhh. A progression of two chords which punctuates music at the end of a phrase.

iii. The basic pulse in a bar of music/ how many beats are in the bar?

jjj. Where the piece of music moves from one key to another.

kkk. A piece in which the parts must strictly imitate each other at a fixed distance.

lll. Music which is neither in a major/minor key, rather it is based on a mode.

mmm. Song where a poem is set to music and the composer is usually known.

nnn. A simple song which tells a story, usually about an historical event.

ooo. Background music performed before and between the acts of a play.

ppp. An orchestral composition written as an introduction to an opera or similar

work.

Answers:

a) a)Ritornello

b) b)Symphony

c) Pizzicato

d) Accidentals

e) Strophic Form

f) Homophonic

g) Sequence

h) Intermezzo

i) Tenor

j) Macaronic

k) Drone

l) Suite

m) Concerto

n) Syncopation

o) Binary

p) D.C al fine

q) Lied

r) Flattened 7th

s) Opera

t) Pedal Note

u) Neumes

v) Arco

w) Basso Continuo

x) Polyphonic

y) Plainchant

z) Range

aa)Anacrusis

bb) Tutti

cc)Ostinato

dd) Movement

ee)Counterpoint

ff) Folk Song

gg) Coda

hh) Baroque

ii) Mezzo Soprano

jj) Oratorio

kk)Stage Musical

ll) Tremolo

mm) Farandole

nn) Syllabic

oo)Cadenza

pp) Descant

qq) Ternary

rr) Ornamentation

ss) Negro Spiritual

tt) Call & Response

uu) Bass

vv)Motif

ww) Operetta

xx)Programme Music

yy)Prelude

zz) Two-part song

aaa) Melisma

bbb) Popular

Song

ccc) Triad

ddd) Word

painting

eee) Soprano

fff) Cantata

ggg) Monophonic

hhh) Cadence

iii) Metre

jjj) Modulation

kkk) Canon

lll) Modal

mmm) Art Song

nnn) Ballad

ooo) Incidental

Music

ppp) Overture