Name a plucked-string instrument.

A large European ensemble including various families of instruments but dominated by the string family of instruments.

Kinesthetic movement designed to be a vehicle of emotion for the dancer through the body’s motions, while also designed to invoke emotion in the consuming observer.

A family of instruments that produce their sound by means of striking usually with the hand, stick, or mallet creating a musically useful timbre.

A stress placed on the first beat of the grouping within a measure, singling out and making it more recognizable.

A set of pitches that have certain interval relationships.

The pitch upon which most of the syllables of a chant are sung, generally located above the final.

A famous program symphony by Hector Berlioz.

In opera, a piece for solo voice and orchestra accompaniment that reflects on the actions within a dramatic scene that requires emotional comment. The opportunity within an opera for the beautiful reflective song.

(1685-1750) a composer and organist of the the highest order active in the Baroque period; this is perhaps the greatest composer of polyphony in Western music. His most famous works include the Mass in B minor, St. Matthew Passion, The Well-tempered Clavier, and The Art of Fugue.