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A to Z: Musical Terms #3

Can you identify these musical answers, starting with each letter A to Z?
The X clue is a running gag - enjoy the free point! Subsequent quizzes in this series feature different X clues.
The previous quiz in this series can be played here (Quiz #2)
Quiz by kiwirage
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Last updated: March 23, 2021
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First submittedSeptember 26, 2014
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Hint
Answer
A
Sang Skyfall's opening song
Adele
B
B.B. King's musical genre
Blues
C
Hi-hat, suspended, or crash, eg.
Cymbals
D
Aboriginal wooden instrument
Didgeridoo
E
Reflection of sound
Echo
F
Between mi and sol
Fa
G
Home to Elvis Presley
Graceland
H
Jimi, of Purple Haze fame
Hendrix
I
Flute, violin, piano, harp etc
Instrument
J
Short, catchy, promotional tune
Jingle
K
NZ soprano, ____ te Kanawa
Kiri
L
Funeral song of mourning
Lament
M
His middle name is Amadeus
Mozart
 
Hint
Answer
N
Jones, of Come Away With Me fame
Norah
O
Church instrument with pipes
Organ
P
Tool used to pluck or strum a guitar
Plectrum
Q
String, or barbershop, eg.
Quartet
R
Child's wind instrument?
Recorder
S
Raised in pitch; opposite of flat
Sharp
T
Three-sided percussion instrument
Triangle
U
Bono is the frontman of this group
U2
V
The loudness of a sound
Volume
W
Film composer, John, of Jaws fame
Williams
X
Common percussion instrument
Xylophone
Y
Popular American tune, ____ Doodle
Yankee
Z
Cajun folk genre from Louisiana
Zydeco
+2
Level 76
Sep 30, 2014
Am enjoying this quiz series heaps! But it's time to throw you a few X words: xaphoon, xiaoluo, xylorimba. No-one will get them but at least there'll be a change of scenery...
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Level 62
Sep 30, 2014
Yep, and there's also Xanadu, and XTC... I actually resubmitted Quiz 2 with a change, but quizmaster preferred the humour of repeating xylophone. So I have kept it as a running gag.
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Level 76
Oct 1, 2014
It'll also give me a free point to start when #4 is unveiled...
+1
Level 77
Sep 30, 2014
So far it seems to have been pretty easy. I got 3 wrong and only 56% did worse.
+1
Level 68
Dec 26, 2014
Got 100%, but totally guessed on a couple like Kiri. Was totally surprised, never heard of her.
+1
Level 67
Mar 21, 2016
And here's an introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRuYQ9KRJms. Enjoy!
+1
Level 83
Jun 18, 2015
WHY did I try to put "Timpani" for a three-sided percussion instrument?....
+1
Level 22
Aug 27, 2016
Got all but zydeco and cymbals
+2
Level 69
Dec 23, 2017
I could have used some leniency on "didgeridoo" spelling :-(
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Level 80
Aug 27, 2023
I missed instrument :x