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| a scale having a certain pattern of half and whole steps (WHWWHWW) |
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| minuet (menuet, minuette) |
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| a French dance form originating in the 17th century; a stately dance in triple meter |
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| tempo marking meaning moderately |
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| a section leading to a key change in a composition |
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| Italian: "very" or "much" |
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| a musical texture with only one melodic line and no accompaniment |
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| a musical ornament that is rapidly alternated with the melody note a step below it (aka trill) |
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| a polyphonic vocal composition, usually with sacred text and performed a capella |
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| a short, recurring melodic or rhythmic idea that provides unity in a composition |
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| a complete composition that is part of a larger work such as a suite, symphony, concerto, etc. |
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| a theatrical production of singing and speaking with instrumental accompaniment |
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| a device that softens or partially stops the vibrations of an instrument |
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| a movement that encouraged composers to write music indigenous to their homeland or native country |
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| a symbol indicatin that a pitch is neither sharp nor flat |
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| harmony that disregards traditional chord progressions |
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| Italian: "but not too much" |
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| pitch, length, adn expression of musical sounds represented in written form |
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| the interval formed by two pitches with the same note name, seven steps apart (six whole steps or twelve half steps) |
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| a drama that is mostly sung but may have some spoken parts; it has orchestral accompaniment, scenery, and costumes |
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| a text, usually sacred, set to music for soloists, chorus, and orchestra; no scenery, costumes, or acting is normally used |
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| the process fo assigning parts in a composition to various musical instruments or timbres |
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| a musical embellishment in a melody |
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| the varying of a composition by the use of embellishments |
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| a rhythmic and/or melodic pattern that is repeated over and over |
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| a pitch in an overtone series |
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| the series of pitches consisting of a fundamental and the overtones or harmonics produced by the fundamental |
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| overture, concert overture |
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| 1-an instrumental composition that precedes an opera or oratorio 2-an instrumental composition similar to an opera _________ but intendedto stand alone for concert use |
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| in homophonic and polyphonic music, the pitches sung or played by one particular person or group |
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| a pitch in an overtone series; a fundamental, harmonic, or overtone |
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| in a melody, a note that is not part of the harmony of the two chords it connects |
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| a five-tone scale, usually comprised of do, re, mi, so, and la or the black keys on a keyboard instrument |
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Italian: "heavy"
played or sung in a heavy style |
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| a melodic fragment that expresses one musical idea |
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| note(s) played or sung before the first full measure of a phrase |
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| the highness or lowness of a tone, labeled with a letter from A to G and a sharp or flat if necessary |
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piu mosso
(u has accent towards the left) |
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| Italian: "a little more motion, a little faster" |
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| a technique usd by string players to produce a staccato articulation; involves plucking the strings of the instrument with the fingertip or nail rather than using the bow |
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