Category - Music - Level Three

avocation

noun: a career one pursues for enjoyment rather than as a job; a hobby

Chamber music

Noun: instrumental music played by a small ensemble, or group, with only one player to a part

Concerto

Noun: a piece of classical music written for an orchestra, with solos by one or more instruments

Crescendo

Noun: a gradual increase in volume or intensity

Ensemble

Noun: a group of performers, such as actors or musicians, who perform together

Forte

Noun: a note or passage played in a loud, forceful manner

Octave

Noun: an interval of eight

Phrasing

Noun: the way notes are put together to form units of melody in music

Progression

Noun: tones or chords that follow one another

Requiem

Noun: a piece of classical music written for a funeral

Symphonic

Adjective: relating to or written for a symphony orchestra

Noun: a skill; the power to do or act