New Vocabulary Flashcards
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Octatonic scale
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An eighth note scale consisting of a strict alternation of tones and semitones.
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Fortississimo
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ffff; as loud as possible
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Minor Pentatonic
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A 5 note scale when the second and sixth notes are missing
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Mano Sinistra (M.S.)
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Left hand
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Mano Destra (M.D.)
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Right hand
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Attacca
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Proceed without a break
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Brillante
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Sparkling and spirited
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Con Fuoco
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With fire
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Tafelmusik
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Indicates music to accompany banquets
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Klangfarben Melody
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The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument or another in the middle of the same note or line
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Polychord
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The combination of two or more different chords
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Semplice
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Simple
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Oratorio
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And extended cantata on a sacred subject
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Sopra
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Above
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Cantata
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Music written for chorus and orchestra
