Music Vocabulary

Front

What is a term for a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments?

Back

Front

What do you call a repeated section in music?

Back

Refrain

Front

What is the term for the speed of a piece of music?

Back

Tempo

Front

What is a musical term for a gradual increase in loudness?

Back

Crescendo

Front

What do you call a group of musicians playing together?

Back

Ensemble

Front

What is the term for a piece of music written for a choir?

Back

Choral

Front

What do you call the highness or lowness of a sound?

Back

Pitch

Front

What is the term for the pattern of beats in music?

Back

Rhythm

Front

What do you call a musical work that is intended to be performed by an orchestra?

Back

Symphony

Front

What is the term for a short, repeated musical phrase?

Back

Motif