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  2. Guitar solo - Wikipedia

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    The use of a guitar solo as an instrumental interlude was developed by blues musicians such as Lonnie Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and T-Bone Walker, and jazz like Charlie Christian. Ernest Tubb 's 1940 honky tonk classic, " Walking the Floor over You " was the first "hit" recording to feature and highlight a solo by a standard ...

  3. Instrumental - Wikipedia

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    An instrumental can exist in music notation, after it is written by a composer; in the mind of the composer (especially in cases where the composer themselves will perform the piece, as in the case of a blues solo guitarist or a folk music fiddle player); as a piece that is performed live by a single instrumentalist or a musical ensemble, which ...

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In a singing style. 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.)

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

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    small instrumental tone: A simple melody or song Coda: tail: The end of a piece Concerto: concert: A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra Concertino: little concert: A short concerto; the solo instrument in a concerto Concerto grosso: big concert: A Baroque form of concerto, with a group of solo instruments Da capo ...

  6. Section (music) - Wikipedia

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    Rhythm changes bridge (B section of an AABA form) in the key of C. Play ⓘ. In music, a section is a complete, but not independent, musical idea. [1] Types of sections include the introduction or intro, exposition, development, recapitulation, verse, chorus or refrain, conclusion, coda or outro, fadeout, bridge or interlude.

  7. DECONSTRUCTION: Portrait of a Quiet Masterpiece - AOL

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    In “Wait for History,” they fill an instrumental interlude with a scientist discussing the origin of the universe played under Erik Satie’s famous “Lent et douloureux,” which is the ...

  8. Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) - Wikipedia

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    Each of the first two verses is followed by an instrumental interlude; the alto and soprano solos, "O Glaube", based on the recitative melody, precede the fourth verse, sung by the chorus; and the fifth verse is a duet for the two soloists.

  9. Break (music) - Wikipedia

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    In popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece. A break is usually interpolated between sections of a song, to provide a sense of anticipation, signal the start of a new section, or create variety in the arrangement.