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Musical Terms

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

chaconne

a)

a rapid tempo

b)

a set of variations composed upon a continually repeated chord progression

c)

a walking tempo

d)

faster than andante but slower than allegro

2.

presto

a)

a rapid tempo

b)

a set of variations composed upon a continually repeated chord progression

c)

a walking tempo

d)

faster than andante but slower than allegro

3.

andante

a)

a rapid tempo

b)

a set of variations composed upon a continually repeated chord progression

c)

a walking tempo

d)

faster than andante but slower than allegro

4.

allegretto

a)

a rapid tempo

b)

a set of variations composed upon a continually repeated chord progression

c)

a walking tempo

d)

faster than andante but slower than allegro

5.

leggiero

a)

lightly

b)

delicately

c)

decisively

d)

sweetly

6.

dolce

a)

lightly

b)

delicately

c)

decisively

d)

sweetly

7.

delicato

a)

lightly

b)

delicately

c)

decisively

d)

sweetly

8.

deciso

a)

lightly

b)

delicately

c)

decisively

d)

sweetly

9.

poco

a)

little

b)

very

c)

somewhat

d)

much

10.

assai

a)

little

b)

very

c)

somewhat

d)

much

11.

quasi

a)

little

b)

very

c)

somewhat

d)

much

12.

molto

a)

little

b)

very

c)

somewhat

d)

much

13.

dolente

a)

sorrowfully, mournfully

b)

dying away

c)

tearfully, sadly

d)

tenderly

14.

teneramente

a)

sorrowfully, mournfully

b)

dying away

c)

tearfully, sadly

d)

tenderly

15.

lacrimoso

a)

sorrowfully, mournfully

b)

dying away

c)

tearfully, sadly

d)

tenderly

16.

moreno

a)

sorrowfully, mournfully

b)

dying away

c)

tearfully, sadly

d)

tenderly

17.

ritardando (rit.)

a)

slowing down

b)

decreasing in volume

c)

detached, short

d)

smooth, connected

18.

rallentando (rall.)

a)

slowing down

b)

decreasing in volume

c)

detached, short

d)

smooth, connected

19.

staccato

a)

slowing down

b)

decreasing in volume

c)

detached, short

d)

smooth, connected

20.

legato

a)

slowing down

b)

decreasing in volume

c)

detached, short

d)

smooth, connected

21.

diminuendo (dim.)

a)

slowing down

b)

decreasing in volume

c)

detached, short

d)

smooth, connected

22.

tempo primo

a)

return to the previous tempo

b)

return to the first tempo

c)

in an exact tempo

23.

a tempo

a)

return to the previous tempo

b)

return to the first tempo

c)

in an exact tempo

24.

tempo giusto

a)

return to the previous tempo

b)

return to the first tempo

c)

in an exact tempo

25.

capriccioso

a)

in a light, delicate, and brisk style

b)

freely and impulsively

c)

expressively

26.

espressivo

a)

in a light, delicate, and brisk style

b)

freely and impulsively

c)

expressively

27.

leggieramente

a)

in a light, delicate, and brisk style

b)

freely and impulsively

c)

expressively