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  2. Sheet music - Wikipedia

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    Many forms of traditional and popular Western music are commonly learned by singers and musicians "by ear", rather than by using sheet music (although in many cases, traditional and pop music may also be available in sheet music form). The term score is a common alternative (and more generic) term for sheet music, and there are several types of ...

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A music score of an opera, musical, or a vocal or choral composition with orchestra (like oratorio or cantata) where the vocal parts are written out in full but the accompaniment is reduced to two staves and adapted for playing on piano voce Voice volante Flying volti subito (V.S.) Turn immediately (i.e. turn the page quickly).

  4. Film score - Wikipedia

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    A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. [1]

  5. Musical notation - Wikipedia

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    Braille music is a complete, well developed, and internationally accepted musical notation system that has symbols and notational conventions quite independent of print music notation. It is linear in nature, similar to a printed language and different from the two-dimensional nature of standard printed music notation.

  6. Score - Wikipedia

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    Score following, the process of tracking the position in the score of a live music performance; Scoreboard, a large board for displaying the score in a game; Score bug, an on-screen TV graphic displayed during sports game broadcasts; Scorecard (disambiguation) Score sheet, used to record a chess game in progress; Underscoring, background music ...

  7. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  8. Graphic notation (music) - Wikipedia

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    Graphic notation (or graphic score) is the representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation.Graphic notation became popular in the 1950s, and can be used either in combination with or instead of traditional music notation. [1]

  9. Musical composition - Wikipedia

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    Since the invention of sound recording, a classical piece or popular song may exist as a recording.If music is composed before being performed, music can be performed from memory (the norm for instrumental soloists in concerto performances and singers in opera shows and art song recitals), by reading written musical notation (the norm in large ensembles, such as orchestras, concert bands and ...