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  2. Musical technique - Wikipedia

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    Musical technique may also be distinguished from music theory, in that performance is a practical matter, but study of music theory is often used to understand better and to improve techniques. Techniques such as intonation or timbre, articulation, and musical phrasing are nearly universal to all instruments.

  3. Mozart's compositional method - Wikipedia

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    Braunbehrens suggests that on at least one occasion, Mozart met a deadline by simply not writing down part of the music and improvising it instead while performing before the audience. This was evidently true of the Piano Concerto in D, K. 537, premiered 24 February 1788. In this work, the second movement opens with a solo passage for the pianist.

  4. Recording studio as an instrument - Wikipedia

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    "Playing the studio" is equivalent to 'in-studio composition', meaning writing and production occur concurrently. [4] Definitions of the specific criterion of a "musical instrument" vary, [5] and it is unclear whether the "studio as instrument" concept extends to using multi-track recording simply to facilitate the basic music writing process. [6]

  5. Musical analysis - Wikipedia

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    Approaches or techniques to musical analysis. Assumption and advocating could be considered missing. Musical analysis is the study of musical structure in either compositions or performances. [1] According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". [2]

  6. Voice leading - Wikipedia

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    Voice leading (or part writing) is the linear progression of individual melodic lines (voices or parts) and their interaction with one another to create harmonies, typically in accordance with the principles of common-practice harmony and counterpoint. [1]

  7. Sight-reading - Wikipedia

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    Studio musicians (e.g., musicians employed to record pieces for commercials, etc.) often record pieces on the first take without having seen them before. Often, the music played on television is played by musicians who are sight-reading. This practice has developed through intense commercial competition in these industries.

  8. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Wednesday, December 11

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    A blending of names/terms to create something new. 4. The words in this category end with terms associated with "companionship." Related: ...

  9. Serialism - Wikipedia

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    Serialism is a method, [9] "highly specialized technique", [10] or "way" [11] of composition.It may also be considered "a philosophy of life (Weltanschauung), a way of relating the human mind to the world and creating a completeness when dealing with a subject".