Words Related to Music - Musical Elements
58 wordsthe quality that marks the absence of a key in a musical composition
the 7th note in the C-major scale
any of the short sections of equal length consisting of musical beats located between two consecutive lines
an upright line that separates the bars in written music
the lower half of the musical range
a piece of music or a poem's main rhythm
the first note in the C-major scale
three or more musical notes that form a harmony when played together
a section of a song or poem that follows each verse
any of the signs written on the left-hand end of a staff indicating the pitch of the notes
the most significant moment in a story, play, movie, etc. with a high dramatic suspense
the final passage of an extended musical composition
a musical technique that consists of mixing two or more separate melodies into one harmony
a slow and constant increase in the loudness of a musical piece
a musical note that lasts ¹/₄ of a whole note
the second note of the C-major scale
a slow and constant decrease in the volume of a musical piece
an unusual combination of musical notes that sound strange when played
a combination of musical notes that sound harshly because they do not form a harmony
a small round symbol in written music indicating augmentation of time by one half or staccato
a pair of upright lines in written music marking the end of a composition or a main passage
the variation or contrast in volume or intensity of a musical performance
the third note in the C-major scale
the fourth note in the C-major scale
the fifth note in the C-major scale
a pronounced musical rhythm that people enjoy
notes of music played or sung in a combination that produces a pleasing effect
a short break between different parts of a theatrical or musical performance
a set of notes based on a particular note that form the tonal basis of a musical passage
the set of marks at the beginning of a printed piece of music, indicating the key in which the piece is played
the text of a musical play, an opera or other extended vocal works
(plural) a song's words
any of the short sections consisting of musical beats located between two consecutive lines
the arrangement or succession of single musical notes in a tune or piece of music
a musical note that lasts half of a whole note
a recurring theme of melodic or rhythmic arrangement of notes in a musical piece
a system of written signs or symbols that are used in music or mathematics
a written sign or symbol indicating a single tone of particular pitch and length made by a vocal or musical instrument
the interval between the first and the last notes in eight diatonic degrees
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
a musical note that lasts ¹/₈ of a whole note
the range or the part of a range that a voice or an instrument can produce
a period of silence or the sign that indicates a silence between musical notes
a strong repeated pattern of musical notes or sounds
an arrangement of a series of musical notes with specified intervals, in ascending or descending pitch order
a written or printed version of a musical composition consisting of all the vocal and instrumental sections
a musical note that lasts twice as long as a half note
a set of five horizontal lines and the blank space between them on which a musical composition is written according to a pitch
the tune or sound of a musical piece or song
the speed that a piece of music is or should be played at
a curved line written over a pair of notes of the same pitch indicating that they should be played as one note
the quality of a sound that is distinct from pitch, intensity and loudness
a sign written at the beginning of a musical composition in the form of a fraction showing the number of beats in each bar
a vocal or musical sound with a particular pitch, intensity, and quality
the part in harmonic music or the voice with the highest pitch that belongs to a boy or female vocalist
the quality of having a pleasant tune or being melodious
a series of lines forming a unit in a song or poem
the quality of sound or tone of a person
