Music Theory A-Z

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Letter	Hint	Answer
A	Italian term for a grace note that falls on the beat	appoggiatura
B	Clef usually found in the lower staff of a piano score	Bass
C	Italian expression marking meaning "songlike"	cantabile
D	Second section of a piece in sonata-allegro form	Development
E	Term for two identical notes that are spelled differently	enharmonic equivalent
F	A type of contrapuntal piece often paired with a prelude	fugue
G	Type of 6th chord that contains the scale degrees ♭6-1-♭3-♯4	German
H	General term for the "vertical" component of music	harmony
I	Mode that is identical to a major scale	Ionian
J	This type of tuning is based entirely on pure intervals	just tuning
K	German expression marking meaning "powerful"	Kräftig
L	Alternative term for the seventh scale degree	Leading note
M	Musical texture that consists of a single unaccompanied line	monophonic

Letter	Hint	Answer
N	Major chord built off of the flat-2 scale degree	Neapolitan
O	Term for an interval of a fifth without any other chord notes	open fifth
P	Dynamic marking indicating a very soft passage	pianissimo
Q	There are four notes of this kind in a bar in common time	quarter notes
R	Italian term indicating flexibility in tempo	rubato
S	Song form where the music remains the same each verse	strophic
T	Section often paired with a menuet or scherzo	trio
U	When two or more voices play the same note	unison
V	String instrument with music written in the alto clef	viola
W	Brass instrument invented for operas often performed at Bayreuth	Wagner tubas
X	Percussion instrument consisting of wooden bars to be struck by mallet	xylophone
Y	Singing that alternates between chest voice and falsetto	yodeling
Z	Genre of fast Cajun-American folk music	Zydeco

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Level 72

May 21, 2018

Please accept monophony.

Level 62

May 21, 2018

Sorry, that was an oversight on my part. Fixed.

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