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

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    Definition Lacuna: gap: A silent pause in a piece of music Ossia: from o ("or") + sia ("that it be") A secondary passage of music which may be played in place of the original Ostinato: stubborn, obstinate: A repeated motif or phrase in a piece of music Pensato: thought out: A composed imaginary note Ritornello: little return

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    allegro Cheerful or brisk; but commonly interpreted as lively, fast all'ottava "at the octave", see ottava alt (Eng.), alt dom, or altered dominant A jazz term which instructs chord-playing musicians such as a jazz pianist or jazz guitarist to perform a dominant (V7) chord with at least one (often both) altered (sharpened or flattened) 5th or 9th

  4. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Metric modulation - Wikipedia

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    Simplest form of metric modulation, unmarked (= ), in a piece by J.S. Bach. Slow introduction followed by an allegro traditionally taken at double the speed.Sixteenth notes in the old tempo prepare for eighth notes in the new tempo. [1]

  6. Musical gesture - Wikipedia

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    The first mathematical definition of gesture is given in the paper "Formulas, Diagrams, and Gestures in Music" (Journal of Mathematics and Music, Vol 1, Nr. 1 2007) by Guerino Mazzola (University of Minnesota) and Moreno Andreatta (IRCAM in Paris). A gesture is a configuration of curves in space and time.

  7. Adagio and Allegro in F minor for a mechanical organ, K. 594

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    This and the closing adagio are stately elegies, the music is "weeping" with predominantly descending chromatic lines. II – Allegro The main movement of the piece lasts eight minutes. It has a lighter mood, with a faster tempo. Framed by the opening and closing adagios, this middle section depicts the military career of the Field Marshall.

  8. Allegro (music) - Wikipedia

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  9. Karl Tausig - Wikipedia

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    Six Exercise Pieces. [called Ten Préludes in the American revised edition, the last four written by "H. Ehrlich"]*: No. 103: Moderato in E-flat minor No. 104: Allegro in E-flat major No. 105: Allegro moderato in C minor No. 106: Allegro in A major No. 107: Andante in F-sharp major No. 108: Moderato in D-flat major Octave-exercise. (#109)