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1
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Tenor

A

High male voice

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French horn

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A brass instrument with a circular shape

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Trumpet

A

The highest brass instrument

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Concerto

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A work of a solo instrument and an orchestra

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Polyphonic

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All the parts played independently

Spaghetti muddled

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Homophonic

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All the parts play a similar tune

Straight spaghetti

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Mezzo soprano

A

A voice between a alto and a soprano

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A Capella

A

Unaccompanied singing

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Oboe

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A woodwind instrument with a double reed

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Adagio

A

Slow

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11
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Romantic

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Music written approximately 1750 - 1810

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Clarinet

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A woodwind instrument with a single reed

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Piano

A

A keyboard instrument with strings

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Alberti bass

A

A brass line which goes chord 1-5-3-5

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15
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Major

A

Sounds happy

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Minor

A

Sounds sad

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Rondo

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A form where the a section keeps reapeting in different sections

18
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Modulation

A

A change of key

19
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Trill

A

Moving quickly and repeatedly between adjacent notes

20
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Drone

A

A note held on or repeated in the bass

21
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Pizzicato

A

Plucking a string instrument

22
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Cardenza

A

A showy passage for the soloist alone in the concerto

23
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Themes and variations

A

The melody is heard then returns several times with variations

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Symphony

A

A large work for orchestra usually in 4 movements

25
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Bassoon

A

The lowest wood wind instrument it uses a double reed

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Coda

A

A passage at the end of a piece which finishes it off

27
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C major

A

No sharps and flats

28
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F major

A

B flat

29
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G major

A

F sharp

30
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A minor

A

Accidentals

31
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2

4

A

Two beats in a bar

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3

4

A

Three beats in a bar

33
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4

4

A

Four beats in a bar

34
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Pianissmo

PP

A

Very Quiet

35
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Piano

P

A

Quiet

36
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Mezzo piano

mf

A

Moderately quiet

37
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Mezzo forte

mf

A

Moderately loud

38
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Forte

F

A

Loud

39
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Fortissmo

FF

A

Very loud

40
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Rubato

A

The tempo slightly speeds up and slows down to allow for an expression it literally means robbed time

41
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Whole tone scale

A

Every interval is a tone sounds sleepy

42
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Soprano

A

Low female voice

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