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This term describes when a performer momentarily alters the tempo to enhance the expressive quality of the music.

Which genre is a polyphonic composition for choir or larger chorus that sets a religious, sacred, or solemn text and is often sung a cappella? 

Which two terms do musicians use interchangeably when referring to the organization of music around a central pitch?

This musical genre from the Classical period reflected many of the social changes occurring during the time.

Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker, is associated with this holiday.

Beethoven’s music foreshadowed the musical style of the Romantic era. All the traits listed below are characteristic of the style of both Beethoven and the Romantic period, with the exception of:

This group or family of instruments formed the core of the Baroque orchestra.

Find the composer not  representative of the Classical period.

Dissonant chords add __________ to the music.

Identify the term that is synonymous with Gregorian chant.