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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 ...
Süffig —a beverage that is especially light and sweet or palatable; only the latter meaning is connoted with German süffig. Tafelspitz —boiled veal or beef in broth, served with a mix of minced apples and horseradish. Weisslacker (also Bierkäse)—a type of cow's milk cheese. Wiener —a hot dog.
Poep is a term used in the northern eastern part of The Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe, referring to a German from nearby Westphalia. It is said that the etymological reference points to the German word Bube (=boy) yet this is unconfirmed. A blaaspoep is a German playing a brass instrument.
The New German School (‹See Tfd› German: Neudeutsche Schule, pronounced [ˈnɔʏdɔʏtʃə ˈʃuːlə]) is a term introduced in 1859 by Franz Brendel, editor of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, to describe certain trends in German music. Although the term has frequently been used in essays and books about music history of the 19th and early ...
Sprechgesang (German: [ˈʃpʁɛçɡəzaŋ] ⓘ, "spoken singing") and Sprechstimme (German: [ˈʃpʁɛçʃtɪmə], "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are expressionist musical vocal techniques between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably, Sprechgesang is directly related to the operatic ...
German electronic music gained global influence, with Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream being pioneer groups in this genre. [2][3] The electro and techno scene is internationally popular, namely due to the DJs Paul van Dyk, Scooter and Cascada. Germany hosts many large rock music festivals.
The term note can refer to a specific musical event, for instance when saying the song " Happy Birthday to You ", begins with two notes of identical pitch. Or more generally, the term can refer to a class of identically sounding events, for instance when saying "the song begins with the same note repeated twice".
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 ...