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GCSE Revision – Musical Terms
Across
1. different strands of music weaving together
7. played backwards
8. broad and slow
12. a religious piece for a choir
15. unaccompanied vocal music
16. musical form with three sections A B A
17. a single melody line
19. musical period 1450-1600
22. block harmonies changing at the same time
24. music built out of loops
25. music without any sense of key
Down
2. a repeated melodic or rhythmic phrase
3. a religious version of opera
4. a five note scale
5. musical period 1750-1825
6. musical for with two sections A B
9. musical period 1825-1900
10. Indian keyboard instrument
11. played on the off-beat
13. Indian instrument similar to a guitar
14. lively
18. musical period 1600-1750
20. at a walking pace
21. the same melody played at a different pitch
23. musical instruments digital interface
ostinato a repeated melodic or rhythmic phrase
sequence the same melody played at a different pitch
syncopation played on the off-beat
retrograde played backwards
a capella unaccompnied vocal music
mass a religious piece for a choir
andante at a walking pace
largo broad and slow
pentatonic a five note scale
minimalism music built out of loops
MIDI musical instruments digital interface
oratorio a religious version of opera
sitar Indian instrument similar to a guitar
harmonium Indian keyboard instrument
monophonic a single melody line
homophonic block harmonies changing at the same time
polyphonic different strands of music weaving together
renaissance musical period 1450-1600
baroque musical period 1600-1750
classical musical period 1750-1825
romantic musical period 1825-1900
binary musical for with two sections A B
ternary musical form with three sections A B A
vivace lively
atonal music without any sense of key