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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    One or "a" (indefinite article), as exemplified in the following entries un poco or un peu (Fr.) A little una corda One string (i.e., in piano music, depressing the soft pedal, which alters and reduces the volume of the sound). For most notes in modern pianos, this results in the hammer striking two strings rather than three.

  3. One-Step - Wikipedia

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    The One-Step Eight, so called from the number of beats it occupies, is a simple walk, with turn. The man's steps are the converse of the woman's; she pivots on her right foot, he on his left foot. Executed in closed position of the couple. The Square, originally a Tango figure, is equally effective in the One-Step. (1) From posterior third ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Steps and skips - Wikipedia

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    In music, a step, or conjunct motion, [1] is the difference in pitch between two consecutive notes of a musical scale. In other words, it is the interval between two consecutive scale degrees . Any larger interval is called a skip (also called a leap ), or disjunct motion .

  6. Cadence - Wikipedia

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    One of the most striking uses of this cadence is in the A-minor section at the end of the exposition in the first movement of Brahms' Third Symphony. The music progresses to an implied E minor dominant (B 7) with a rapid chromatic scale upwards but suddenly sidesteps to C major. The same device is used again in the recapitulation; this time the ...

  7. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    One brush effect is "stirring" on the snare, which creates a sustained sound for ballads. bubbles. A term most used within reggae music to describe an electronic or Hammond organ part of short duration (usually an eighth-note in length) typically played on the second and fourth beats of a 4/4 progression.

  8. Sequence (music) - Wikipedia

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    The descending pitches in the first segment (G to A), have different intervals than in the second segment (C to D). The difference being in the last three pitches (C, B ♭, A versus F, E, D). We have whole-step + half-step intervals in the first, and half-step + whole-step in the second.

  9. One Step Closer (Linkin Park song) - Wikipedia

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    "One Step Closer" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, released as the debut single and second track of their debut album, Hybrid Theory. [ 7 ] A remixed version of the song entitled "1Stp Klosr", featuring Korn frontman Jonathan Davis , was featured on Linkin Park's remix album, Reanimation .