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From the double sign to the end (i.e. return to place in the music designated by the double sign (see D.S. alla coda) and continue to the end of the piece) decelerando Slowing down; decelerating; opposite of accelerando (same as ritardando or rallentando) deciso Firm declamando Solemn, expressive, impassioned decrescendo (decresc.)
Retrospective: 1995–2005 by Natalie Merchant; Retrospective (Monkey House album), 2013; Retrospective (Russell Morris album), 1978; Retrospective, 1990 by Poco; Retrospective (Red House Painters album) Retrospective (Rinôçérôse album), 1997; Retrospective I, by Rush Retrospective II, by Rush; Retrospective III: 1989–2008, by Rush ...
Definition Lacuna: gap: A silent pause in a piece of music Ossia: from o ("or") + sia ("that it be") A secondary passage of music which may be played in place of the original Ostinato: stubborn, obstinate: A repeated motif or phrase in a piece of music Pensato: thought out: A composed imaginary note Ritornello: little return
A retrospective compilation album is assembled from a recording artist's past material, often their greatest hits. [13] Often the word is included in the title, such as Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield, released after the band's breakup in 1969, and Retrospective, a 1978 album of songs by Australian singer-songwriter Russell Morris.
Tacet is Latin which translates literally into English as "(it) is silent" (pronounced: / ˈ t eɪ s ɪ t /, / ˈ t æ s ɪ t /, or / ˈ t ɑː k ɛ t /). [1] It is a musical term to indicate that an instrument or voice does not sound, also known as a rest.
In vocal music, contrafactum (or contrafact, pl. contrafacta) is "the substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music". [1] The earliest known examples of this procedure (sometimes referred to as ''adaptation'') date back to the 9th century used in connection with Gregorian chant.
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company intends to be the initial focus of promotional efforts and radio airplay, with the aim of it becoming ...
In music theory, retrograde inversion is a musical term that literally means "backwards and upside down": "The inverse of the series is sounded in reverse order." [ 1 ] Retrograde reverses the order of the motif 's pitches : what was the first pitch becomes the last, and vice versa. [ 2 ]