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In piano music (notably in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata), senza sordini or senza sordina (or some variant) is sometimes used to mean keep the sustain pedal depressed, since the sustain pedal lifts the dampers off the strings, with the effect that all notes are sustained indefinitely.
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 ...
This category is for musical terms and terminology. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. ...
Italian term Literal translation Definition Banda: band: Small music ensemble used as a supplement to the orchestra in an opera Comprimario: with the first: Supporting role Concertino: little concert: Smaller, more virtuosic group of musicians in a concerto grosso: Convenienze: conveniences
This glossary includes terms for musical instruments, playing or singing techniques, amplifiers, effects units, sound reinforcement equipment, and recording gear and techniques which are widely used in jazz and popular music. Most of the terms are in English, but in some cases, terms from other languages are encountered (e.g. to do an "encore ...
A sound hole is an opening in the body of a stringed musical instrument, usually the upper sound board. Sound holes have different shapes: Round in flat-top guitars and traditional bowl-back mandolins; F-holes in instruments from the violin family, archtop mandolins and in archtop guitars;
Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse Hollow (landform) , a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley Tree hollow , a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals
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