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Accelerando

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gradually faster

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accent

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placed above a note to indicate stress or emphasis

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accidental

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a sharp, flat, or natural not included in the given key

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accompaniment

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a vocal or instrument part that supports or is background for a solo part

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adagio

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slow; slower than andante, faster than largo

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al coda

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“to the coda”

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aleatory (aleatoric music)

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chance music in which the performers are free to perform their own material and/or their own manner of presentation

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al fine

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to the end

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alla breve

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cut time; meter in which there are two beats in each measure and a half note receives one beat

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allargando, allarg

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slowing of tempo, usually with increasing volume; most frequently occurs toward the end of a piece

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allegretto

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slower than allegro

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allegro

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quick tempo; cheerful

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al segno

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return to the sign, Dal segno

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alternation

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the raising or lowering of a note by means of an accidental

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andante

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moderate tempo

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andantino

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slightly faster than andante

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a niente

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to nothing, e.g., to ppp.

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animato

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animated; lively

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augmentation

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compositional technique in which a melodic line is repeated in longer note values

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augmented

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the term for a major or perfect interval which has been enlarged by one half-step. Also used for a triad within an augmented fifth

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bitonality

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the occurence of two different tonalities at the same time

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cadence

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a chordal or melodic progression that occurs at the close of a phrase, section, or composition, giving the feeling of repose, a temporary or permanent ending. The most frequently used cadences are perfect, plagal, and deceptive

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cadenza

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a solo passage, often virtuosic, usually near the end of a piece, either written by the composer or improvised by the performer

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caesura

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a sudden silencing of the sound; a pause or break, indicated by the following symbol

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canon
the strictest form of imitation, in which two or more parts have the same melody but start at different points
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canonic
a term used to describe a polyphonic style of music in which all the parts have the same melody but which start at different times
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cantabile
a singing style
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chance music
aleatoric music
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chorale
hymn-like song, characterized by blocked chords
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chord
a combination of three or more tones sounded simultaneously
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chromatic
ascending or descending by half steps
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coda
closing section of a composition; an added ending
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con
with
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con brio
with spirit, vigorously
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con calore
with warmth
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con moto
with motion
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consonance
intervallic relationships which produce sounds of repose. Frequently associated with octave, third and sixth intervals; however, fourths and fifths may be sounds of consonance, as in both early and 20th century music
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consort
a 17th-century term for instrumental chamber ensembles and for the compositions written for these ensembles
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con spirito
with spirit
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crescendo
gradually louder
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cue
indication by the conductor or a spoken word or gesture for a performer to make an entry. Small notes that indicate another performer's part. Music occurrence in a film.
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cut time
2/2 meter
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da capo, D.C.
return to the beginning
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Dal segno, D.S.
repeat from the sign. Frequently followed by al fine
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deceptive cadence
chordal progression dominant (V) to a chord other than the expected tonic
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decrescendo
gradually softer. synonymous with diminuendo
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diminished
the term for an interval which has been decreased from the major by two half steps and from the perfect by one half step
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diminuendo, dim
gradually softer
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diminution
the shortening of note values; the opposite of augmentation
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dissonance
sounds of unrest (second and seventh intervals) the opposite of consonance
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divisi (div)
an indication of divided musical parts
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dolce
sweetly
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dolcissimo
very sweetly
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doloroso
sadly; mournfully
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dominant
the fifth degree of the major or minor scales. Also, the term for the triad built on the fifth degree, labelled V in harmonic analysis
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double bar
two vertical lines placed on the staff to indicate the end of a section or a composition. Also, used with two dots to enclose repeated sections.
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d enharmonic
a term used to describe notes of the same pitch which have different names
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d enharmonic
a term used to describe notes of the same pitch which have different names (c# db)
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espressivo
expressively
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dynamic
varying degrees of loud and soft
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fine
the end
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first ending
one or more measures which occur at the end of the stanza or stanzas. It is usually indicated as [1. ][2. ]
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form
the design or structure of a musical composition
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forte
loud
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fortissimo
very loud
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giocoso
playful
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giubilante
exultant, jubilant
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glissando (gliss)
rapid scale achieved by sliding the nail of the thumb or third finger over the white keys of the piano. glissando is commonly used in playing the harp. for bowed instruments glissando indicates a flowing, unaccented playing of a passage
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grandioso
grandiose, majestic
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grand pause
a rest for the entire ensemble
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half step
the interval from one pitch to the immediately adjacent pitch, ascending or descending. the smallest interval on the keyboard
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harmony
the sounding of two or more tones simultaneously; the vertical aspect of music
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hemiola
the term applied to time values in the ration of 3:2, three half notes in place of two dotted half notes
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Homophony (homophonic)
musical texture which is characterized by chordal support of a melodic line
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instrumentation
the art of composing, orchestration, or arranding for an instrumental ensemble
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interval
the difference in pitch between two tones
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inversion
as applied to music the term may be used in both melody and harmony. melodic and harmonic inversions
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melodic harmonic
an exchange of ascending and descending movement up to f in descending becomes c down to g
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harmonic inversion
the position of the chord is changed from root position to first, second, or third inversion
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key signature
the sharps of flats placed at the beginning of the staff to denote the scale upon which the music is based
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
slower than largo
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largo
very slow
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leading tone
the seventh degree of the major scale, so called because of its strong tendency to resolve upward to the tonic
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ledger lines
short lines placed above and below the staff for pitches beyond the range of the staff
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legato
smooth, connected
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lento
slow; slightly faster than largo, slower than adagio

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