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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    One or "a" (indefinite article), as exemplified in the following entries un poco or un peu (Fr.) A little una corda One string (i.e., in piano music, depressing the soft pedal, which alters and reduces the volume of the sound). For most notes in modern pianos, this results in the hammer striking two strings rather than three.

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

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    A piece for orchestra and singers Capriccio: caprice: A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina: 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

  4. Aubade - Wikipedia

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    Sheet music for Jules Delhaxhe's Aubade à la Lune. An aubade is a morning love song (as opposed to a serenade, intended for performance in the evening), or a song or poem about lovers separating at dawn. [1] It has also been defined as "a song or instrumental composition concerning, accompanying, or evoking daybreak". [2]

  5. Song - Wikipedia

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    Some of the earliest art songs are found in the music of Henry Purcell. The tradition of the romance, a love song with a flowing accompaniment, often in triple meter, entered opera in the 19th century and spread from there throughout Europe. It expanded into popular music and became one of the underpinnings of popular songs. While a romance ...

  6. Lied - Wikipedia

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    ' song ') [1] [2] [3] is a term for setting poetry to classical music. [4] The term is used for any kind of song in contemporary German and Dutch, but among English and French speakers, lied is often used interchangeably with "art song" to encompass works that the tradition has inspired in other languages as well. The poems that have been made ...

  7. You Can Depend on Me (Louis Armstrong song) - Wikipedia

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    "You Can Depend on Me" is a song written by Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl "Fatha" Hines. [ 2 ] and first recorded by Louis Armstrong (1931 [ 3 ] and 1951 ). It should not be confused with the song of the same name, " (You Can) Depend on Me ," recorded by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles in 1959.

  8. Singing - Wikipedia

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    Vocal music typically features sung words called lyrics, although there are notable examples of vocal music that are performed using non-linguistic syllables or noises, sometimes as musical onomatopoeia. A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a song, although, in classical music, terms such as aria are typically used.

  9. Category:Songs about music - Wikipedia

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    I Believe in Music (song) I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor; I Can Hear Music; I Hear Music; I Let the Music Speak; I Like to Recognize the Tune; I Love Music (The O'Jays song) I Write the Songs; I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me; I've Got the Music in Me; I've Heard That Song Before ...