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Note grouping. A=Arsis, T=Thesis. [1] Play ⓘ Binary and ternary rhythms and meter are said to originate in human movement. [1] Inh.=Inhalation, Exh.=Exhalation. In music and prosody, arsis (/ ˈ ɑːr s ɪ s /; plural arses, / ˈ ɑːr s iː z /) and thesis (/ ˈ θ iː s ɪ s /; plural theses, / ˈ θ iː s iː z /) [2] are respectively the stronger and weaker parts of a musical measure or ...
Note: sordina, with plural sordine, is strictly correct Italian, but the forms sordino and sordini are much more commonly used in music. Instruments can have their tone muted with wood, rubber, metal, or plastic devices (for string instruments, mutes are clipped to the bridge; for brass instruments, mutes are inserted in the bell), or parts of ...
Charles Burkhart suggests that the reason codas are common, even necessary, is that, in the climax of the main body of a piece, a "particularly effortful passage", often an expanded phrase, is often created by "working an idea through to its structural conclusions" and that, after all this momentum is created, a coda is required to "look back" on the main body, allow listeners to "take it all ...
In the classical period, the Latin word opus ("work", "labour"), plural opera, was used to identify, list, and catalogue a work of art. [1]By the 15th and 16th centuries, the word opus was used by Italian composers to denote a specific musical composition, and by German composers for collections of music. [2]
The canzona is an Italian musical form derived from the Franco-Flemish and Parisian chansons, [1] and during Giovanni Gabrieli's lifetime was frequently spelled canzona, though both earlier and later the singular was spelled either canzon or canzone with the plural canzoni. The use of canzone as the plural is sometimes found in Italian, but is ...
This glossary includes terms for musical instruments, playing or singing techniques, amplifiers, effects units, sound reinforcement equipment, and recording gear and techniques which are widely used in jazz and popular music. Most of the terms are in English, but in some cases, terms from other languages are encountered (e.g. to do an "encore ...
Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [2] and released to the public in January 2007. [3] Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards , matching games , practice electronic assessments , and live quizzes.
In music, a cadenza, (from Italian: cadenza [kaˈdɛntsa], meaning cadence; plural, cadenze [kaˈdɛntse]) is, generically, an improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist(s), usually in a "free" rhythmic style, and often allowing virtuosic display.