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Even in the string family, members of the viol family – except for the bass viol which provided the necessary basso continuo – were gradually replaced by the new and highly virtuosic violin. The lute and viola da gamba continued being written for in an accompanimental role but could not compete with the violin in volume. [1]
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 ...
One musician offers a phrase, and a second player answers with a direct commentary or response. The phrases can be vocal, instrumental, or both. [1] Additionally, they can take form as commentary to a statement, an answer to a question or repetition of a phrase following or slightly overlapping the initial speaker(s). [2]
[1] Written while Gabrieli was first the organist at St Mark's Basilica as well as the organist at the Scuola di San Rocco, Venice, the music may have been designed to be performed for one of these institutions. The individual groups of instrumentalists and singers would likely have been spatially separated, creating a polychoral, antiphonal ...
The numbers can vary widely: Wagner in Die Walküre specifies 16–16–12–12–8; [5] the band orchestra in Darius Milhaud's La création du monde is 1–1–0–1–1. [6] In general, music from the Baroque period (ca. 1600–1750) and the Classical period (ca. 1720–1800) used (and is often played in the modern era with) smaller string ...
The violin concerto has been praised by music critics. Reviewing the world premiere, Allan Kozinn of The New York Times observed: In the opening pages, the solo violin line was surrounded and eventually engulfed by the orchestral strings, which created the clean, icy texture that became the spine of much of the 25-minute score.
solo break A jazz term that instructs a lead player or rhythm section member to play an improvised solo cadenza for one or two measures (sometimes abbreviated as "break"), without any accompaniment. The solo part is often played in a rhythmically free manner, until the player performs a pickup or lead-in line, at which time the band recommences ...
Suite for Solo Violin No. 1, Op. 7 -dedicated to Igor Bezrodny-Suite for Solo Violin No. 2, Op. 13 -dedicated to Vladimir Avramov-Jenő Hubay. 6 Etudes for the Development of Bow Technique -pedagogical work-, Op.63 (1896) 6 Etudes for the Development of Left-Hand Technique -pedagogical work-, Op.64 (1896)