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| return to the original tempo after some deviation |
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| symbol used to raise or lower a given pitch by 1 or 2 semi-tones or to cancel a previous sign or part of a key signature |
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| to the end, generally used after a repetition |
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| slowing of tempo, usually with increasing volume; most frequently occurs toward the end of a piece |
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| slightly slower than allegro, often implying lighter texture and character as well |
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| once more, but a little slower |
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| rather slow, at a moderate walking speed |
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| the notes of a chord played in succession to one another, rather than simultaneously; a broken chord |
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| a composed song in which the text, melody, and accompaniment, are interrelated to create a unified effect. |
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| music that lacks a tonal center; absence of key |
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| raised or enlarged. Generally refers to the raising of a pitch by one half-step |
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| an improvised or written-out ornamental passage performed by a soloists usually near the final cadence |
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| in a singing style; singable |
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| a short or partial breath to renew lung supply quickly |
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| 3 or more pitches sounded simultaneously or functioning as if sounded simultaneously |
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| motion by half steps; also describes harmony or melody that employs some of the sequential 12 pitches (semi-tones) in an octave |
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| a passage that brings a piece of music to its conclusion; an ending |
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| Compositon for instruments in which a solo instrument is set against an orchestral ensemble. |
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| repeat from the beginning of the composition |
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| lowered, or reduced; generally fefers to the lowering of a pitch chromatically by one half step |
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| gradually reduce volume, getting softer |
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| performers singing the same part are divided to sing different parts. |
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| Sweetly,usually also softly |
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| Ornamentation added to music to make it more beautiful or effective, or to demonstate the abilities of the performer |
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| type of vocal phonation that enables the singer to sing notes beyond the normal vocal range |
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| focused tone; a tone with major frontal resonance of the mouth and vocal mask |
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| a group of notes played or sung at the will or pleasure of the singer |
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| There are 12 half-steps in octave |
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| any collection of pitches as they sound simultaneously, or when pitches are in agreement |
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| the relationship between two pitches, the distance between an upper and a lower pitch |
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| the pitch relationships that establish a tonal center |
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| sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff to indicate which pitches are to be raised or lowered from their natural state during the piece |
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| the seventh degree of the diatonic scale, when it is only a half-step below the tonic, gives the feeling of wanting to move up to the tonic |
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| lines written above or below the staff representing a continuation of the staff, used to indicate pitches above or below the staff |
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| a long pause that is determined by the performer or director |
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| A diatonic scale where the half-steps fall between the third and fourth, and the seventh and octave |
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| indicated bya time signature, can be simple or compound |
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| play or sing in a mysterious manner |
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| a short musical idea or melodic theme, usually shorter than a musical phrase |
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| a note that is not affected by either a sharp or a flat, a natural sign cancels a previous sharp or flat |
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| an interval eight diatonic scale degrees a pitch. Two notes an octave apart have the same letter name, and form the most consonant interval possible. |
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| large scale musical composition on a sacred subject |
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| gradually dying away, softer and slower |
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| a single misical idea or element which is often defined by a repeated rhymic pattern or a melodic contour |
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| a special manner of singing where the voice glideds from one tone to the next through all the intermediate pitches |
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| very fast, faster than allegro |
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| making the established pulse flexible by accelerating and slowing down the tempo, an expressive device |
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| the repetition of a phrase at different pitch levels using the same or similar intervals |
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| strongly accented, forced |
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| continue to perform in a similar manner |
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| Softly; with subdued sound; performed in an undertone |
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| pressing forward, becoming faster and usually louder, in a hurrying manner |
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| describes a song where the stanzas are all sung to the same music |
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| indicates that a particular voice or instrument is silent for an extened passage or movement |
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| fully sustained, occasionally even a bit longer than the note value requires |
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| most widely used range of pitches in a piece of music |
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| the key center, the foundation of a scale or melody |
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