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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A duple-pulse rhythmic cell in Cuban and other Latin American music trill A rapid, usually unmeasured alternation between two harmonically adjacent notes (e.g. an interval of a semitone or a whole tone). A similar alternation using a wider interval is called a tremolo. triplet (shown with a horizontal bracket and a '3')

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

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    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

  4. Latin music - Wikipedia

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    Latin music (Portuguese and Spanish: música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, [1] ...

  5. Portal:Latin music - Wikipedia

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    Tango. Latin music (Portuguese and Spanish: música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States, as well as music that is sung in either Spanish and/or Portuguese.

  6. List of Latin phrases (A) - Wikipedia

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    do not speak against the Sun: i.e., "do not argue what is obviously/manifestly incorrect." advocatus diaboli: Devil's advocate: Someone who, in the face of a specific argument, voices an argument that he does not necessarily accept, for the sake of argument and discovering the truth by testing the opponent's argument. cf. arguendo. aegri somnia

  7. Caesura - Wikipedia

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    This makes the caesura arguably more important to the Old English verse than it was to Latin or Greek poetry. In Latin or Greek poetry, the caesura could be suppressed for effect in any line. In the alliterative verse that is shared by most of the oldest Germanic languages, the caesura is an ever-present and necessary part of the verse form itself.

  8. Music of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Music, usually pipe music, would accompany public prayers. [19] Cymbals and drums were used in rituals of the cult of Cybele and rattles were important to the cult of Isis . [ 20 ] Female musicians, dancers, and singers would perform at a festival for the goddess Isis who had a temple in Rome. [ 21 ]

  9. Latin music (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Latin music is a genre in the music industry. Conventionally, it encompasses all music with lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese, as well as various styles of music from Ibero-America. Latin music may also refer to: Music of Latin America, often shortened as "Latin music" Songs with Latin lyrics: Church music, compositions for churches written in Latin