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  2. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    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 orchestra Concertino: little concert

  3. 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.

  4. List of styles of music: A–F - Wikipedia

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    2-step garage – a chaotic style of UK garage.; 20th-century classical music – a loose term for orchestral music made during or after the 20th century.; 4-beat – a breakbeat hardcore style played between 150 and 170 BPM consisting of a fast looped breakbeat and a drum at every 4 beats.

  5. Instrumental solo piece - Wikipedia

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    In music, an instrumental solo piece (from the Italian: solo, meaning alone) is a composition, like an étude, solo sonata, partita, solo suite or impromptus, or an arrangement, written to be played by a single performer. [1] The performer is called a soloist. The instrumental solo pieces can be monophonic or polyphonic.

  6. 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.

  7. List of compositions for organ - Wikipedia

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    Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) – possibly Bach's transcription of a violin work, or indeed a piece by another composer; Bairstow, Edward. Organ Sonata (1937) Beethoven, Ludwig van. Fugue in D major for organ, WoO 31 (1783) Berlioz, Hector. Hymne pour l’élévation in D major for organ, H 100 (1844)

  8. Campanology - Wikipedia

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    Campanology is a hybrid word. The first half is derived from the Late Latin campana, meaning 'bell'; the second half is derived from the Ancient Greek-λογία (-logia) meaning 'the study of'. [1] A campanologist is one who studies campanology, though it is popularly misused to refer to a bell ringer. [2]

  9. Ossia - Wikipedia

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    Bel canto vocal music also frequently uses ossia, also called oppure, passages to illustrate a more embellished version of the vocal line. [ 1 ] On the other hand, an ossia marking does not always indicate a change in difficulty; the piano solo music of Franz Liszt is typically full of alternative passages, often no easier or more difficult ...