The Works
Where Am I?
Terms
Special Effects
Who's Playing
100
A popular dance for couples in ¾ time
What is a waltz?
100
A transitional musical passage connecting two themes or sections
What is a bridge?
100
This term indicates that all members of a section should play.
What is tutti?
100
The pitch that is produced by lightly touching the string at the halfway point (note sounds an octave above the open string)
What is a harmonic?
100
A musical group of three people
What is a trio?
200
A play set to music in which most of the dialogue is sung
What is an opera?
200
A short section of music at the beginning of a composition
What is an introduction?
200
The body of musical works that you know how to play
What is repertoire?
200
Bow stroke with the bow bouncing off the string
What is spiccato?
200
A musical group of four people
What is a quartet?
300
Form of drama combining music, songs, spoken dialogue, and dance
What is musical theater?
300
A large-scale composition for orchestra usually made of four distinct movements
What is a symphony?
300
A slide between two pitches
What is a glissando?
300
What a plus sign (+) over a note indicates
What is left-hand pizzicato?
300
A musical group of five people
What is a quintet?
400
The most common time signature for a march
What is cut time (alla breve)?
400
A multi-movement piece for orchestra that usually features one or more solo instruments
What is a concerto?
400
Italian for 'with mute"
What is con sordino?
400
rapid ("trembling") repetition of a tone or chord, without apparent breaks, to express emotion
What is tremelo?
400
Music using a small group of musicians, with one player to a part.
What is chamber music?
500
A story told through music and dance
What is a ballet?
500
A musical work (or section) which features an individual performer
What is a solo?
500
A complete stop
What is a caesura?
500
Play with the stick of the bow
What is col legno?
500
A rehearsal with just one section of the ensemble
What is a sectional?
600
A printed sheet of music with all parts visible
What is a conductor's score?
600
Second to last
What is penultimate?
600
Play over the fingerboard with an airy tone
What is sul tasto?
600
Play near the bridge resulting in icy tone
What is ponticello?
600
You write this in your music as a reminder to look up at the conductor
What are eyeglasses?