Orchestra Vocabulary Crossword

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Across 3. movement, motion, agitated; piu mosso means "more moved" or faster 5. an adaptation of a composition for instruments other than those for which it was orginially composed 8. perform a passage with a gradual slowing of the tempo 9. in a singing style 10. the part of a composition where the final presentatoin of the original theme is stated usually at the end 11. in a graceful, smooth or elegant manner 13. perform in a manner following the tempo and style of the solo performer, recitative-like 14. bowing the strings as close as possible to the bridge 16. subtle modifications of intensity, tempo, phrasing 17. the part of the composition (usually the beginning) where the first statement of theme occurs 19. sweetly, softly, with tender emotion 20. the major seventh of a scale; it lies 1/2 step below the tonic and "leads" toward the tonic 21. very small printed notes that indicate what other instruments are playing 24. broken chord technique where the bow rapidly changes strings creating an arpeggiated effect 26. less 28. a broken chord in which the notes are sounded one after the other not simultaneously 29. mute 30. tastefully stretch, slow down or hurry the tempo to impart flexibility and emotion to the performance

Down 1. a slow, dignified French dance of the 17th and 18th centuries 2. instrumental ensemble consisting of members of the string family, typically violins, violas, cellos, basses 4. a narrative song describing action, thought, or emotion; follows the natural flow of the vocal soloist 6. theme or subject is introduced by one voice and is imitated by other voices in succession 7. growing broader, louder, slower 12. to perform a passage with a pressing forward or acceleration of the tempo 15. two or more instruments or sections playing exactly the same notes 18. perform a passage "moderately"; or "not too much" 18. perform a passage "moderately"; or not too much 22. the rythmic technique in which duplets are played against triplets in another voice; 3:2 23. a concluding passage at the end of a composition; "the tail" 25. note upon which a scale or key is based; the first note of a scale or key 27. a section solo

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