When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musical_symbols

    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. A due - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_due

    A due [a dˈduːe] in Italian or à deux [a dø] in French is a musical direction meaning "for two". [1] Most often seen in its abbreviated form a2, the marking signifies that on a staff that normally carries parts for two players, both players are to play the single part in unison. [2]

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_music_terminology

    A jazz term that instructs a lead player or rhythm section member to play an improvised solo cadenza for one or two measures (sometimes abbreviated as "break"), without any accompaniment. The solo part is often played in a rhythmically free manner, until the player performs a pickup or lead-in line, at which time the band recommences playing in ...

  5. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Strangers_(Carry_a...

    Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is a British musical by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan. The play was first produced in 2019 in Ipswich and Northampton, starring Tori Allen-Martin and Alex Cardall. [1] A new production opened at Kiln Theatre in 2023, starring Dujonna Gift and Sam Tutty.

  6. Musical gesture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_gesture

    A subset of musical gestures is what could be called music-related body movement, which can be seen from either the performer's or the perceiver's point of view: Performer - movements that are part of a music performance or a performance with music: Sound-producing: musician or actor creating musical sound.

  7. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_jazz_and...

    A jazz term that instructs a lead player or rhythm section member to play an improvised solo cadenza for one or two measures (sometimes abbreviated as "break"), without any accompaniment. The solo part is often played in a rhythmically free manner, until the player performs a pickup or lead-in line, at which time the band recommences playing in ...

  8. Round (music) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_(music)

    "Up and Down This World Goes Round", three voice round by Matthew Locke. [1] Play ⓘ. A round (also called a perpetual canon [canon perpetuus], round about or infinite canon) is a musical composition, a limited type of canon, in which multiple voices sing exactly the same melody, but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different ...

  9. Musical theatre - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre

    The Black Crook was a long-running musical on Broadway in 1866. [1]Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated who