For the Week ending 04/21/06
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
Genre of American rock that emerged in the late 1960s, often associated with psychedelic drugs. Its style featured heavy amplification, instrumental improvisation, new sound technologies, and light shows.
The Beatles's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band could be considered a part of the _______ genre of music. |
The dynamic effect of gradually growing louder.
Rossini's Barber of Seville ends in an exciting _______. |
Musical style in which rhythms, melodies or instruments evoke the color and atmosphere of far-off lands.
In Tahiti, you would expect to hear music described as _______, played by the local bands. |
The Italian musical term for "very loud."
At the close of Revel's Bolero, the dynamic level was _______ in the full orchestra. |
Style that combines jazz improvisation with amplified instruments of rock.
You might expect to hear bands playing music of the _______ genre in New Orleans nightclubs. |