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| | All There are 68 entries in the glossary. Pages: 1 2 3 » |
| Accelerando | Increase of speed in music | | | | | Accent | Stress of one tone over others, making it stand out; often it is the first beat of a measure | | | | | Accompaniment | Music that goes along with a more important part; often harmony or rhythmic patterns accompanying a melody | | | | | Adagio | Slow, leisurely | | | | | Allegretto | Moderately fast, lively. Faster than Andante, slower than allegro | | | | | Allegro | Lively, brisk, rapid | | | | | Andante | Moderately slow, a walking speed | | | | | Baroque | Relating to the period from about 1600-1750, characterized by grandeur and heavy elaboration of design in music. | | | | | Binary form | Two-part form; the structure of a musical composition consisting of two main sections. | | | | | Cadence | Closing of a phrase or section of music | | | | | Cantata | A short lyric form dealing with either secular or sacred subjects | | | | | Chord | Three or more tones combined and sounded simultaneously | | | | | Classical | Referring to that period from approximately 1750-1800, characterized musically by objectivity of the composer, emotional restraint, and simple harmonies. | | | | | Consonance | A simultaneious sounding of tones that produces a feeling of rest, i.e., a feeling that there is no need for further resolution. | | | | | Crescendo | Gradually growing louder | | | | | Da Capo | From the beginning. A direction to repeat the entire compositon from the beginning to the place where the word "fine" appears or to the end. | | | | | Diminuendo | Gradually growing softer | | | | | Dissonance | A simultaneous sounding of tones that produces a feeling of tension or unrest and a feeling that further resolution is needed. | | | | | Dolce | Sweetly, softly | | | | | Dynamics | Varying intensities of sound throughout a given musical composition. (Piano, Mezzo Piano, Forte, etc.) | | | | | Espressione | Expressively | | | | | Fermata | A pause, stop, or interruption as that before the cadenza of a concerto. | | | | | Fine | The end of a musical piece | | | | | Forte | Loud, strong | | | | | Fortissimo | Very loud | | | |
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