Music Theory

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide (8)
  2. 4. A musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat (13)
  3. 7. The distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech (5)
  4. 8. The lowest brass wind instrument (4)
  5. 11. Gradually decreasing in tempo (10)
  6. 12. A device that requires skill for proper use (10)
  7. 14. Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes (5)
  8. 15. The speed at which a composition is to be played (5)
  9. 16. A building where musical dramas are performed (5)

Down

  1. 1. The point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (12)
  2. 3. The section of a band or orchestra that plays ___ instruments (10)
  3. 5. A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore (9)
  4. 6. German composer of instrumental music (9)
  5. 9. Prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy (6)
  6. 10. Marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds (8)
  7. 13. A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines (5)