Musical instrument and geometric figure sharing the same name
Highest range of the male singing voice
Large brass instrument with a long bent tube and a flared bell mouth
Italian meaning 'small viola,' for the highest pitched string instrument
Musical percussion instrument consisting of a mounted row of wooden bars to be struck with 2 small mallets
New York City haven for songwriters, publishers, and promoters of popular music
Speed or pace at which a musical work is sung or played
Antique keyboard instrument, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, having a rectangular case and strings running almost parallel to the keyboard and played by being held in the lap
Term identifying the indication of the meter in musical notation, such as 4/4 or 3/4
Lowest pitched member of the brass family known for its 'oom-pahs'
Boxlike electronic musical instrument used to make spooky music often on old radio and TV programs
Ballroom dance of South American origin in 2/4 meter characterized by long, gliding steps
Sound made by the vibration of a musical instrument or by the human voice
Stringed musical instrument consisting of a flat, wooden box with 30 or more strings
Italian for an exceptionally skilled musician
System of composition developed by Arnold Schoenbeg in which all 12 notes are related to one another and considered to have equal status and are so treated
Highest pitched member of the brass family
Family of musical instruments producing sound by the vibration of reeds, as in the flute and clarinet
4-string guitarlike musical instrument introduced into the Hawaiian islands in the late 19th century
Ancient Christian hymn of praise to God that begins 'We praise thee, O God'
Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home in the Berkshires
Poet composer in France during the Middle Ages, also called a trouvère
French for a female dancer's short skirt
Interval of 2 semitones
Technique of taking a simple tune or theme and repeating it in altered forms throughout a piece of music
Chimes, or the percussion instrument consisting of long tubes of metal (usually 18) hanging in a wooden frame, sometimes used in an orchestra, and played by striking with drumsticks
Virginia site, summer home of the National Symphony Orchestra, featuring a 3,700-seat auditorium for concerts and other fine arts programs
Drum that traditionaly teams with trumpets to provide martial effects or great tension, also known as a kettledrum
Italian for a pulsating variation of notes in music or speech
Italian for keyboard music displaying the virtuosity of the performer
Larger, alto version of the violin and, like it, played by being held under the chin
Old stringed instrument of the viol family resembling the modern cello and played between or on the legs
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