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Music Quiz

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Term
Definition
Piano   soft  
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Forte   loud  
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Fortissimo   very loud  
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Mezzo-piano   medium soft  
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Mezzo-forte   medium loud  
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Solo   one person or instrument  
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Duet   two persons or instruments  
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Soli   one section plays or sings  
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Tutti   all persons sing or play  
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Accelerando   Accelerando  
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Accent   Stress of one tone over others, making it stand out; often it is the first beat of a measure  
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Accompaniment   Music that goes along with a more important part; often harmony or rhythmic patterns accompanying a melody  
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Adagio   Slow, leisurely  
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Allegretto   Moderately fast, lively. Faster than Andante, slower than allegro  
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Allegro   Lively, brisk, rapid  
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Andante   Moderately slow, a walking speed  
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Baroque   Relating to the period from about 1600-1750, characterized by grandeur and heavy elaboration of design in music.  
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Binary form   Two-part form; the structure of a musical composition consisting of two main sections.  
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Cadence   Closing of a phrase or section of music  
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Cantata   A short lyric form dealing with either secular or sacred subjects  
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Chord   Three or more tones combined and sounded simultaneously  
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Classical   Referring to that period from approximately 1750-1800, characterized musically by objectivity of the composer, emotional restraint, and simple harmonies  
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Consonance   A simultaneious sounding of tones that produces a feeling of rest, i.e., a feeling that there is no need for further resolution  
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Crescendo   Gradually growing louder  
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Da Capo   From the beginning. A direction to repeat the entire compositon from the beginning to the place where the word "fine" appears or to the end.  
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Diminuendo   Gradually growing softer  
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Dissonance   A simultaneous sounding of tones that produces a feeling of tension or unrest and a feeling that further resolution is needed.  
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Dolce   Sweetly, softly  
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Dynamics   Varying intensities of sound throughout a given musical composition. (Piano, Mezzo Piano, Forte, etc.)  
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