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  2. Elements of music - Wikipedia

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    Kenneth Gourlay describes how, since different cultures include different elements in their definitions of music, dance, and related concepts, translation of the words for these activities may split or combine them, citing Nigerian musicologist Chinyere Nwachukwu's definition of the Igbo term "nkwa" [25] as an activity combining and/or ...

  3. Timbre - Wikipedia

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    In music, timbre (/ ˈ t æ m b ər, ˈ t ɪ m-, ˈ t æ̃-/), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voices and musical instruments.

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    A style of composition in which two sections of singers or instrumentalists exchange sections or music one after the other; typically the performers are on different sides of a hall or venue apaisé (Fr.) Calmed appassionato Passionate appoggiatura or leaning note One or more grace notes that take up some note value of the next full note. arco

  5. List of classical music genres - Wikipedia

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    Can-can – Dance characterized by a rapid, galloping rhythm and strong, accented beats. Contradanse – Folk dance originating in England and France featuring repeated execution of a sequence of figures. Csárdás – Hungarian folk dance characterized by a variation in tempo, starting out slowly and ending in a very fast tempo.

  6. Music - Wikipedia

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    Timbre, sometimes called "color" or "tone color" is the quality or sound of a voice or instrument. [97] Timbre is what makes a particular musical sound different from another, even when they have the same pitch and loudness. For example, a 440 Hz A note sounds different when it is played on oboe, piano, violin, or

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

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    A peasant dance from Bergamo: Burletta: a little joke: A light comic or farcical opera Cabaletta: from copola (couplet) A two-part musical form Cadenza: falling: A florid solo at the end of a performance Cantata: sung: A piece for orchestra and singers Capriccio: caprice: A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina ...

  8. List of dance styles - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of dance categories, different types, styles, or genres of dance. For older and more region-oriented vernacular dance styles, see List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin .

  9. Glossary of Italian music - Wikipedia

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    crellareccia: A wedding dance in the sonata per la sposa of Alta Sabina [1] danza dei coltelli: The dance of the knives, a knife dance derived from the tarantella [6] forlana: Venetian term for the furlana [7] friulana: Venetian term for the furlana [7] furlana: A folk dance, from Campieli, favored in Venice [7] furlane: Venetian term for the ...