BLOCKBUSTERS

C A

A T

S M

S O
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P S

M R

O P

H S
What A is an Italian term
to describe a fast and
lively tempo?
What A describes music
without any key?
 What C describes the
dynamics in music
gradually getting louder?
 What S was the name
given to the group of
Serialist composers
including Schoenberg,
Berg and Webern?
What S means off beat?
What P means the placing
of sounds in the stereo
field?

E.g. sending instruments

to left or right speaker in
playback.
 What O is a large scale
musical composition
including and orchestra,
choir and soloists?

(Opposite of an opera)
What M means several
notes sung to one
syllable?
What S is a German tempo
marking meaning very
fast?
 What T is a musical device
often used in Blues and Jazz
music that is also known as
the augmented 4 or
th

diminished 5th?

(Also known as “devil in

music”
What R means being
flexible in tempo for
expressive effect?
 What H is a rhythmic
feature that gives a feeling
of being in 2/4 time
despite having a 3/4 time
signature?
What O is a repeated
musical pattern that is
also called a riff?
 What P is a musical
texture with two or more
simultaneous lines of
independent melody?
What M is a style of music
which uses very little
variety and is repetitive in
nature?
What S is the Italian term
meaning sustained?