Test your musical knowledge.

Ahem. The Core Team mocks Create's (and the Post's) taste in music. Let's see what you know.

Pick the correct musical term for each definition. Multiple choice.

1. One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.
   
   • Air cappella
   • A cappella
   • Chapel of Love
   • Arcappella
2. An elaborate, possibly improvised, passage in an aria or concerto, featuring the skills of an instrumentalist or vocalist.
   
   • Credenza
   • Reprise
   • Encore
   • Cadenza
3. A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music.
   
   • Cappuchino
   • Cavaradossi
   • Caprese
   • Capriccio
4. The first violin in an orchestra.
   
   • Da capo
   • Conductor
   • Gatekeeper
   • Concertmaster
5. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.
   
   • Ohrtravestie
   • Ohrwurm
   • Antiharmonie
   • Deceptive cadence
6. A book of text containing the words of an opera.
   
   • Libretto
   • Liberace
   • Library volume
   • Vers libre
7. Repetition of a single tone.
   
   • Bass line
   • Monotone
   • Bagpipe part
   • Monolingualism
8. A line in a contrapuntal work performed by an individual voice or instrument.
   
   • Riff
   • Harmony
   • Part
   • Showing off
9. String instruments that are picked instead of bowed.
   
   • Stunt playing
   • Pizzicato
   • Picante
   • Piazzola
10. A style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.
    
    • Manilodium
    • Paderewski Manoeuvre
    • Rubato
    • Vivace

Humming 'cos you're not sure of the lyrics? Click the picture for answers.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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