Last of the Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. ritardando
A. Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest
2. tempo
B. Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes
3. scale
C. A shallow box in which seedlings are started
4. sharp
D. A building where musical dramas are performed
5. flat
E. Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
6. rests
F. A musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
7. measure
G. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies
8. rhythm
H. A female singer
9. contemporary
I. A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
10. renaissance
J. The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world
11. baroque
K. The adult male singing voice above baritone
12. classical
L. German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music
13. brahms
M. A person of nearly the same age as another
14. romantic
N. The historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the ___ style of art, architecture
15. tchaikovsky
O. Something left after other parts have been taken away (plural)
16. sonata
P. A repeated pattern of beats or sounds in music.
17. mezzo
Q. A soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
18. opera
R. Gradually decreasing in tempo
19. soprano
S. A soulful or amorous idealist
20. tenor
T. The speed at which a composition is to be played