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  2. Ostinato - Wikipedia

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    Vamp riff typical of funk and R&B [31] Play ⓘ In music, a vamp is a repeating musical figure, section, [31] or accompaniment. Vamps are usually harmonically sparse: [31] A vamp may consist of a single chord or a sequence of chords played in a repeated rhythm. The term frequently appeared in the instruction 'Vamp till ready' on sheet music for ...

  3. Song structure - Wikipedia

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    Song structure is the arrangement of a song, [1] and is a part of the songwriting process. It is typically sectional, which uses repeating forms in songs.Common piece-level musical forms for vocal music include bar form, 32-bar form, verse–chorus form, ternary form, strophic form, and the 12-bar blues.

  4. Lick (music) - Wikipedia

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    In popular music genres such as country, blues, jazz or rock music, a lick is "a stock pattern or phrase" [2] consisting of a short series of notes used in solos and melodic lines and accompaniment. For musicians, learning a lick is usually a form of imitation. By imitating, musicians understand and analyze what others have done, allowing them ...

  5. Tell That Girl to Shut Up - Wikipedia

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    "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Holly Beth Vincent and originally recorded by her band Holly and the Italians in 1979. A cover version by UK pop rock band Transvision Vamp was released in 1988 as the second single from their debut album Pop Art .

  6. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured song". Originally used by medieval music theorists, it refers to polyphonic song with exactly measured notes and is used in contrast to cantus planus. [3] [4] capo 1. capo (short for capotasto: "nut") : A key-changing device for stringed instruments (e.g. guitars and banjos)

  7. Accompaniment - Wikipedia

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    In popular music and traditional music, the accompaniment parts typically provide the "beat" for the music and outline the chord progression of the song or instrumental piece. The accompaniment for a vocal melody or instrumental solo can be played by a single musician playing an instrument such as piano , pipe organ , or guitar .

  8. Vamp - Wikipedia

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    Vamp most commonly refers to: Vamp (shoe), the upper part of a shoe; Vamp (woman), a seductress or femme fatale; derived from "vampire" Vamp (music), a repeating musical figure or accompaniment; Vamp or vamps may also refer to:

  9. Aja (song) - Wikipedia

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    Jazz critic Ben Sidran later called the recording session "a moment when ... pop music suddenly took a turn left." "Aja" is the longest song the band recorded before they disbanded in 1981, [a] running approximately eight minutes. Fagen and Becker performed it in concert after they reunited late in the 20th century and began touring again as ...