aleatory music

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alcuno, -a (It.). Some; certain.

Albumblatt

alborada (Sp.). Spanish morning song, orig. performed on a primative oboe with drum accompaniment as a morning serenade. See also albe, aubade.

Albinoni, Tomaso (Giovanni)

Alberti bass.

Albéniz, Issac (Manuel Francisco)

alba

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al fine

air. Tune, melody; song. Air varié (Fr.), tema con variazioni.

Aida trumpet. A long trumpet specially constructed for use in Verdi's opera Aida. The orginal, manufactured in France, was called trompette thébaine, trumpet of Thebes. It produced only 4 notes: A-flat, B-flat, B-natural, and C.


Aïda trumpet in B natural; 1-valve (A. Sax, Paris, c 1883)

aguinaldo

agogic

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agitato

aggregate

African music.

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A flat major

affettuoso (It., with affect). Passionatly, emotionally, with great feeling, very expressively.

affects, doctrine of.

aerophones

Aeolian mode

aeolian harp or lyre

Adorno, Theodor

Adler, Richard

Adderley, "Cannonball" (Julian Edwin)

added seventh

adaptation. Arrangement

Adams, John (Coolidge)

Adam (adan) da la Halle (Hale)

Adam, Adolphe (Charles)

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adagio

adagietto

ad libitum

Acuff, Roy (Claxton)

action songs

action music.

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action.

act (It., atto). A primary division of an opera or scenic cantata. In opera each act may be subdivided into several scenes and tableaux.

acoustics, architectural.

acoustics

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accompaniment

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accidental

acciaccatura

accent. A stress, such asan increse in dynamic level.

accelerato (It., Accelerated). Livelier, faster.

accelerando

Accardo, Salvatore

Abteilung (Ger.). Division or portion of a composition.

absurd music

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abstract music

absolute pitch. Perfect pitch.

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Abschnitt (Ger.) Section.

Abravanel, Maurice

ablation

Abecedarianism (A-B-C-D-arianism)

abdampfen (Ger., evaporate). Deaden the sound, e.g., place hand on timpani; release piano damper pedal.

Abbado, Claudio

ABA

Ab (Ger., off). In organ music, remove stop or coupler.

A tempo (It., in time). Return to the Preccding rate of speed.

A string. The 2nd string (2nd highest) of a violin; the 1st of a viola or cello; the 3rd of a double bass; the 5th of a guitar.

a poco a poco (It, little by little). Gradually. Correct adverbial form for poco a poco, but seldom used.

A minor. The key of resignation.

a mezzo voce (It., half voice). With half the power of the voice (or instruments).

A major. A key often associated with springtime.

a cappella

a (It. prepostition); á (Fr. Preposition). By, at, in, with, for.

A

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