Classical Music From A-Z #5

A

One of Mozart's five given names

B

The principal female dancer in a ballet

C

Italian term that indicates to grow louder

D

Pedal on the piano that allows strings to continue to vibrate after notes have been released

E

Russian__________Overture, by Rimsky-Korsakov

F

Beethoven's only opera

G

Composer of "Ave Maria" melody that uses Bach's first Prelude in C as its harmonic base

H

Country of Bartok's birth

I

A musical composition that contains no vocal parts

J

Term used in dance and in string technique that means "jump"

K

Man who compiled the catalogue listing of Mozart's works: They are identified by K. numbers rather than Opus numbers.

L

Term for the text of an opera

M

A graceful 3/4 composition based on a dance, often serving as the 3rd movement of a classic-era symhony or sonata

N

A note added to a chord that is "foreign" to the chord

O

Term used in string technique for notes played without pressing fingers down

P

Italian term for a touch which involves pressing a note for its full value, but not connecting it to the following notes, (between staccato and legato)

Q

Interval used in sitar music, not possible on a standard piano

R

Italian term for gradually slowing down

S

Beloved ballet by Tchaikovsky

T

To "shake" or rotate very rapidly from one note to another, not a neighbor tone, indicated with a heavy diagonal line through the stems: in string music it can be produced on a single pitch.

U

Another term for pick-up note(s)

V

A very slight, subtle wavering of tone which increases its richness but does not noticeably change the pitch

W

A 6-tone scale consisting entirely of major second intervals

Y

Renowned, very popular contemporary cellist (full name)

Z

Tiny cymbals used by belly dancers