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  2. Resolution (music) - Wikipedia

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    Play inward ⓘ or outward ⓘ Regular resolution in F major Play ⓘ. One common tone, two notes move by half step motion, and one note moves by whole step motion. Resolution in Western tonal music theory is the move of a note or chord from dissonance (an unstable sound) to a consonance (a more final or stable sounding one).

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A melodic or harmonic configuration that creates a sense of resolution cadenza A solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work, that is used to display the performer's technique, sometimes at considerable length calando Falling away, or lowering (i.e. getting slower and quieter; ritardando along with diminuendo) calma Calm; so con calma ...

  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. Cadence - Wikipedia

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    In Western musical theory, a cadence (from Latin cadentia ' a falling ') is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards. [2] A harmonic cadence is a progression of two or more chords that concludes a phrase, section, or piece of music. [3]

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

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    A two-part musical form Cadenza: falling: A florid solo at the end of a performance Cantata: sung: 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

  7. Tone contour - Wikipedia

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    Chart invented by the Chinese linguist Yuen Ren Chao illustrating the contours of the four tones of Standard Chinese. When the pitch descends, the contour is called a falling tone; when it ascends, a rising tone; when it descends and then returns, a dipping or falling-rising tone; and when it ascends and then returns, it is called a peaking or rising-falling tone.

  8. Musical notation - Wikipedia

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    Braille music is a complete, well developed, and internationally accepted musical notation system that has symbols and notational conventions quite independent of print music notation. It is linear in nature, similar to a printed language and different from the two-dimensional nature of standard printed music notation.

  9. Musical form - Wikipedia

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    In music, form refers to the structure of a musical composition or performance.In his book, Worlds of Music, Jeff Todd Titon suggests that a number of organizational elements may determine the formal structure of a piece of music, such as "the arrangement of musical units of rhythm, melody, and/or harmony that show repetition or variation, the arrangement of the instruments (as in the order of ...