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

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    On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed Due corde: two strings: On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed (For why both terms exist, see Piano#Pedals.) Tre corde or tutte le corde: three strings or all the strings: Cancels una corda Glissando: gliding, glossing: A sweeping glide from one pitch to another used for dramatic effect ...

  3. La plus que lente - Wikipedia

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    Despite its title, La plus que lente was not meant to be played slowly; "lente," in this context, refers to the valse lente genre that Debussy attempted to emulate. [6] Typical of Debussy's caustic approach to naming his compositions, it represented his reaction to the vast influence of the slow waltz in France's social atmospheres.

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    played like a harp (i.e. the notes of the chords are to be played quickly one after another instead of simultaneously); in music for piano, this is sometimes a solution in playing a wide-ranging chord whose notes cannot be played otherwise; arpeggios are frequently used as an accompaniment; see also broken chord articulato Articulate assai

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  6. Kreisleriana - Wikipedia

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    Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B ♭ major/G minor; Sehr lebhaft (Very lively), G minor; Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B ♭ major; Sehr rasch (Very fast), C minor/E ♭ major; Schnell und spielend (Fast and playful), G minor. Schumann used material from this movement in the fourth movement of his first symphony.

  7. Are You Experienced - Wikipedia

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    Using his guitar's control knob, he slowly increases volume until an audio feedback loop develops and he slides into the song's implied dominant seventh sharp ninth chord. [ 98 ] [ nb 9 ] Hendrix used a combination of natural amplifier overdrive and fuzz box effects units to create the song's razor-sharp guitar tone. [ 100 ]

  8. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 - Wikipedia

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    The lassan is played slowly, with a rhythm in improvisational style, again finishing with a large cadenza at the end, leading sequentially to the friska (Allegro) in B-flat major. The melody is played in semiquavers requiring the player to move fast in octaves. The bass line repeats the same strong quaver rhythms.

  9. Legato - Wikipedia

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    This gives the passage an unusual timing and when played slowly an unusual sound. However, this is less noticeable by ear when played fast, as legato usually is. There is a fine line between legato and two-hand finger tapping, in some cases making the two techniques harder to distinguish by ear. Generally, legato adds a more fluid, smooth sound ...