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

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    A musical piece containing works by different composers Ripieno concerto: padding concert: A form of Baroque concerto with no solo parts Serenata: Serenade: A song or composition in someone's honour. Originally, a musical greeting performed for a lover Soggetto cavato: carved subject: A musical cryptogram, using coded syllables as a basis for ...

  3. Musical - Wikipedia

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    Musical is the adjective of music.. Musical may also refer to: . Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance; Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the other terms are taken from French and German, indicated by Fr. and Ger., respectively. Unless specified, the terms are Italian or English.

  5. Key signature names and translations - Wikipedia

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    When a musical key or key signature is referred to in a language other than English, that language may use the usual notation used in English (namely the letters A to G, along with translations of the words sharp, flat, major and minor in that language): languages which use the English system include Irish, Welsh, Hindi, Japanese (based on katakana in iroha order), Korean (based on hangul in ...

  6. Musical theatre - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Musical film - Wikipedia

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    Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate "production numbers".

  8. Passacaglia - Wikipedia

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    Bernardo Storace, last bars of Passagagli sopra A la mi re and beginning of Passagagli sopra C sol fa ut, from Selva di varie compositioni (Venice, 1664). The passacaglia (/ p æ s ə ˈ k ɑː l i ə /; Italian: [passaˈkaʎʎa]) is a musical form that originated in early seventeenth-century Spain and is still used today by composers.

  9. Eh, Cumpari! - Wikipedia

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    A rough translation reads as follows: Hey buddy, [music] is playing. What is playing? The whistle. And what does it sound like—the whistle? [vocalized instrument sound] the whistle, [nonsense rhythm words] etc. u friscalettu = whistle [small flute] u saxofona = saxophone; u mandulinu = mandolin; u viulinu = violin; la trumbetta = trumpet; la ...