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Gigue rhythm. [1]The gigue (/ ʒ iː ɡ / ZHEEG, French:) or giga (Italian: [ˈd͡ʒiːɡa]) is a lively baroque dance originating from the English jig.It was imported into France in the mid-17th century [2] and usually appears at the end of a suite.
Most university textbooks on the history of music almost exclusively discuss the role of male composers, while very few works by women composers are part of the standard repertoire of classical music. In the Concise Oxford History of Music, for example, Clara Schumann is one of the only women composers mentioned. [14]
In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.) Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured ...
These typically were enhanced with expanded and updated material and included individual and grouped composer biographies, [6] a four-volume dictionary of American music (1984; revised 2013, 8 vols.), [7] a three-volume dictionary of musical instruments (1984), [8] a four-volume dictionary of opera (1992), [9] and a volume on women composers ...
Definition Lacuna: gap: A silent pause in a piece of music Ossia: from o ("or") + sia ("that it be") A secondary passage of music which may be played in place of the original Ostinato: stubborn, obstinate: A repeated motif or phrase in a piece of music Pensato: thought out: A composed imaginary note Ritornello: little return
Founded in 1998, the society publishes Kapralova Society Journal: A Journal of Women in Music. Women in Music (UK). [44] Donne, Women in music, a UK foundation initiated by Gabriella Di Laccio. [45] The Boulanger Initiative, an organization that promotes women and gender-marginalized composers, co-founded by Laura Colgate and Joy Leilani ...
Women in classical music – Contributions and roles of women in classical music. List of women composers by birth date – Chronological catalog of female composers. Music criticism – Analysis and evaluation of musical performances and compositions. Classical music and politics – Intersection of political themes and classical music.
According to music theorist Ian Bent, music analysis "is the means of answering directly the question 'How does it work?'". [2] The method employed to answer this question, and indeed exactly what is meant by the question, differs from analyst to analyst, and according to the purpose of the analysis.