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| a series of tones that add up |
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| a complete musical thought |
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| the softness or loudness of a sound or note |
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| the end of a phrase, section, or piece of music |
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| that which adds depth to music |
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| harmony, chord, or interval that sounds stable |
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| harmony, chord, or interval that sounds unstable, temporary, or transitional |
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| quick and lively or cheerful |
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| slow and stately (literally, "at ease") |
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| describe the amount of rhythms played at a specific time |
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| one melodic voice without harmonic accompaniment |
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| multiple voices of which one, the melody, stands out prominently and the others form a background of harmonic accompaniment |
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| multiple melodic voices which are to a considerable extent independent from one another. |
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| abbreviation for soprano, alto, tenor, bass |
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| an instrumental ensemble usually composed of string, brass, and woodwind sections, sometimes with a percussion section |
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| flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, piccolo, English horn |
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| trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba |
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| iolin, viola, cello, bass |
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| timpani, cymbals, gong, triangle, xylophone, marimba, bells |
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