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A florid solo at the end of a performance Cantata: sung: A piece for orchestra and singers Capriccio: caprice: A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina: small instrumental tone: A simple melody or song Coda: tail: The end of a piece Concerto: concert: A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an ...
(malt liquor) a type of beer with high alcohol content loaded the state of a firearm with bullets or shells in its firing chamber. bearing a load. (slang; of a person) rich drunk or high lolly Frozen water-based dessert on a stick (US: popsicle, ice pop (q.v.)) (short for lollipop) candy on a stick lot (a lot) a great deal
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi [n 2] (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. [4] Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, Vivaldi ranks amongst the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers.
The end, often in phrases like al fine (to the end) fioritura the florid embellishment of melodic lines, either notated by a composer or improvised during a performance. flat A symbol (♭) that lowers the pitch of a note by a semitone. Also an adjective to describe a singer or musician performing a note in which the intonation is an eighth or ...
The violin is primarily used as support for a vocalist, as the sound of a violin complements that of the singer, but is also largely played solo. In solo violin concerts, the violinist is accompanied by percussion instruments, usually the tabla, the mridangam and the ghatam. The violin is also a principal instrument for Indian film music. V.
A C-clef on the first line of the staff is called the soprano clef. It was used for the right hand of keyboard music (particularly in France – see Bauyn manuscript), in vocal music for sopranos, and sometimes for high viola da gamba parts along with the alto clef. It was used for the second violin part ('haute-contre') in 17th century French ...
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Concertino: violin and two recorders (described in the original score as "flauti d'echo"). Ripieno: two violins, violas, violone, cellos and basso continuo (harpsichord and/or viola da gamba) The violin part in this concerto is extremely virtuosic in the first and third movements.