Unit 1 Lesson 4

Question 0

Fortissimo

Answer 0

A very loud passage, sound or tone

Question 1

Falsetto

Answer 1

A typically male singing voice, the result of artificially produced tones in an upper register which go beyond the voice’s normal range.

Question 2

Largo

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Libretto

Answer 3

A text of an opera or other dramatic musical work

Question 4

Salvo

Answer 4

A simultaneous discharge of firearms; a sudden outburst of cheers or the like

Question 5

Staccato

Answer 5

Music performed with a crisp, sharp attack to simulate rests between successive tones; composed of abrupt, distinct, emphatic parts or sounds.

Question 6

Vendetta

Answer 6

Blood feud marked by bitter hostility.

Question 7

Imbroglio

Answer 7

A confused or difficult situation; a confused heap or tangle.

Question 8

Crescendo

Answer 8

A gradual increase in the volume or intensity of sound; a music passage played in crescendo.

Question 9

Bravura

Answer 9

In music- a florid passage requiring great skill and spirit in athe performer; a display of daring; a brilliant performance

Question 10

Contralto

Answer 10

The lowest female voice or part, between soprano and tenor; a woman having such a voice

Question 11

Adagio

Answer 11

Slowly, in music.

Pl.- adagios - slow movement in music or a slow ballet dance requiring skillful balancing

Question 12

Andante

Answer 12

Moderate in tempo

• a musical direction faster than adagio, slower than allegretto.
• *a slightly faster tempo is andantino

Question 13

Arpeggio

Answer 13

The playing of the tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously

Question 14

Intaglio

Answer 14

A figure or design cut beneath the surface of a hard metal or stone; the art of carving in this manner; a gemstone carved in intaglio.
* contrast with cameo, where the design is raised and differs in color from the background.