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  2. 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 ...

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

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    A Baroque form of concerto, with a group of solo instruments Da capo aria: from the head aria: A three-section musical form Dramma giocoso: jocular drama: A form of opera Dramma per musica: drama for music: Libretto Fantasia: fantasy: A musical composition or “idea” typified by improvisation Farsa: farce: A one-act comical opera Festa ...

  4. Passacaglia - Wikipedia

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    Especially important examples of the form are found in the output of the Second Viennese School. Anton Webern's Opus 1 is a Passacaglia for Orchestra, Arnold Schoenberg included a passacaglia movement, "Nacht", in Pierrot lunaire, and Alban Berg, like Britten, used a passacaglia operatically, in act 1, scene 4 of Wozzeck.

  5. Palumbo - Wikipedia

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    Palumbo is a surname of Italian origin, derived from Palombo literally meaning "Ring Dove" or Palombella meaning "Wood Pigeon" in the dialects of Southern Italy. The Palumbo family crest depicts a Dove with an olive branch in its beak. Due to this many consider the meaning of Palumbo to be "Dove of Peace". It could refer to:

  6. Donald Palumbo - Wikipedia

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    Donald Palumbo is an American choral conductor and vocal coach. He is the former chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera based in New York City and a member of the Vocal Arts faculty at the Juilliard School .

  7. Arpeggio - Wikipedia

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    On guitar, sweep-picking is a technique used for rapid arpeggiation, which is most often found in rock music and heavy metal music. Along with scales, arpeggios are a form of basic technical exercise that students use to develop intonation and technique. They can also be used in call and response ear training dictations, either alone or in ...

  8. Thick-billed green pigeon - Wikipedia

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    Rather small-sized pigeon being under 26 cm (10 in) as compared to other green pigeons. A thick pale greenish bill with red base, broad bluish-Green eye ring, grey crown and maroon mantle diagnostic. Wings have black primary and secondaries with yellow outer edge. Underside green in both sexes. Thighs dark green with whitish scales.

  9. Musical semantics - Wikipedia

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    The music faculty is in some respects unique to the human species; only humans compose music, learn to play musical instruments and play instruments cooperatively together in groups. Playing a musical instrument in a group is a tremendously demanding task for the human brain that potentially engages all cognitive processes that we are aware of.