Music Terminology Trivia Questions
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What term in classical music, noted with a dot on the score, represents the opposite of legato?
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staccato
What device has a name that means 'empty orchestra' in Japanese and lets you sing along with pre-recorded music?
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karaoke
What is the musical introduction to an opera called, similar to how a prelude serves as an introduction to a fugue?
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overture
What is the term for someone who writes the words to songs in a musical?
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lyricist
What term describes a male singing voice that produces tones above its usual range through artificial means?
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falsetto
What member of the violin family is traditionally abbreviated as 'va.'?
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viola
At what time of day is an aubade meant to be played?
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morning
What is the highest range of the female voice, which is also an obsolete clef that had middle C on the bottom?
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soprano
What is the symbol on a musical staff that comes from the Latin word for 'key'?
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clef
What is the term for a musical sign that cancels a previous flat or sharp within the same measure?
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natural
What Italian term is used in America specifically for conductors and means 'master'?
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maestro
What body part is a musician relying on if they misplace their printed music and must 'play by' it?
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ear
What is the term for a musical composition that accompanies a procession and is often played at a slow tempo during funerals?
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march
What is the name of an instrumental piece, usually for one musician, whose name is derived from the Italian word for 'to touch'?
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toccata
What is the Italian term meaning 'trembling' often used in musical contexts?
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tremolo
What is a fanciful or 'humorous' French term for a composition for which Dvorak wrote a famous example?
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humoresque
What is the title for the first violinist who also acts as an assistant conductor, consisting of 13 letters?
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concertmaster
What is the term for an instrumental piece in the middle of an opera or a brief entertainment between two acts of a play?
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intermezzo
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