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  2. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Gradually getting faster (literally, tightening, narrowing) (i.e. with a pressing forward or acceleration of the tempo, that is, becoming stretto) strisciando To be played with a smooth slur, a glissando suave (Sp.) Soft subito Immediately (e.g. subito pp, which instructs the player to suddenly drop to pianissimo as an effect); often ...

  3. Tempo rubato - Wikipedia

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    Tempo rubato (Italian for 'stolen time'; UK: / ˈ t ɛ m p oʊ r ʊ ˈ b ɑː t oʊ /, US: / r uː-/, [1] [2] Italian: [ˈtɛmpo ruˈbaːto];) is a musical term referring to expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist or the conductor.

  4. Melodic motion - Wikipedia

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    In a conjunct melodic motion, the melodic phrase moves in a stepwise fashion; that is the subsequent notes move up or down a semitone or tone, but no greater. In a disjunct melodic motion, the melodic phrase leaps upwards or downwards; this movement is greater than a whole tone.

  5. Tempo - Wikipedia

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    Slargando – gradually slowing down, literally "slowing down", "widening" or "stretching" Stretto – in a faster tempo, often used near the conclusion of a section. (Note that in fugal compositions, the term stretto refers to the imitation of the subject in close succession, before the subject is completed, and as such, suitable for the close ...

  6. Process music - Wikipedia

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    First in rhythmic unison, then with one part moved ahead by an eighth note, then another, and so on, till they are back together—an example of Nyman's process-type 4. First two patterns, abbreviated. Process music is music that arises from a process. It may make that process audible to the listener, or the process may be concealed.

  7. Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire - AOL

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    CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Palestinian militant group Hamas signalled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel the Gaza ceasefire deal could be avoided despite uncertainty over the ...

  8. Moving Earth - Wikipedia

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    Moving Earth is a theoretical astroengineering concept that involves physically shifting Earth farther away from the Sun to protect the planet's biosphere from rising temperatures. These expected temperature increases derive from long-term impacts of the greenhouse effect combined with the Sun's nuclear fusion process and steadily increasing ...

  9. Daylight saving time, fall back & spring forward: What we ...

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    People often use the simple mnemonic spring forward, fall back to remember to set clocks forward one hour (e.g., from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.) in the spring and backward one hour (e.g., from 2 a.m. to 1 ...