601 Lesson 4

Question 0

appeggio

Answer 0

the eplaying of tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simutaneously

Question 1

adagio

Answer 1

slowly, in music

Question 2

bravura

Answer 2

in music, an florid passage requiring great skill and spirit in the performer; a display of daring; a brilliant performance
(used as a noun and as an adjective)

Question 3

contralto

Answer 3

the lowest femal voice or part, between a soprano and a tenor; a woman having such a voice

Question 4

crescendo

Answer 4

a gradual increase in volume or intensity of sound; a music passaage played in this way

Question 5

falsetto

Answer 5

a typically male singing voice, marked by artificiallly produced tones in an upper register that go beyond the voice’s normal range

Question 6

fortissimo

Answer 6

a very loud passage, sound or tone (used as a noun and adverb)

Question 7

imbroglio

Answer 7

a confused or difficult situation; a coonfused heap or tangle
—predicament

Question 8

largo

Answer 8

in a slow, solemn manner (a direction in music); a slow broad movement (noun)

Question 9

libretto

Answer 9

the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work

Question 10

salvo

Answer 10

a simutaneous discharge of firearms; a sudden outburst of cheers or the like
—salute

Question 11

staccato

Answer 11

music performed with a crisp, sharp attack to simulate rests betwwn succesive tone; composed of abrupt, distict, emphatic parts or sounds
—disconnected

Question 12

vendetta

Answer 12

blood feud; a prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

—bitter quarrel

Question 13

virago

Answer 13

a scold; a noisy, tyrannizing woman

Question 14

limbo

Answer 14

a state of neglect; an intermidiate place