cadenza:A solo section near or at the end of a piece of music in which the
soloist improvises or plays in a virtuoso style.call and response: When a soloist is answered by another musician or group
of musicians.chord: The simultaneous sounding of at least two pitches or notes.chord progression:Moving from one chord to another, usually in established
patterns.compound time:A meter whose beat count can be equally divided up into
thirds (6/8, 9/4, and so on) with the exception of any time signature that has
a 3 as the top number of its time signature (as in 3/4 or 3/8 time).counterpoint: The art of combining multiple complementary melodies.cut time:Another name for 2/2 time.da capo: To repeat from the beginning. Often abbreviated D.C.devil’s interval:The augmented fourth (or flatted fifth), a dissonant interval
that was once banned by the Catholic Church. Also called the tri-tone.diatonic:Conforming to the notes found in a given key. In a piece written in C
major, for example, the C, D, E, F, G, A, and B are all diatonic pitches, and any
other notes used in the piece are non-diatonic.diminution: Re-writing of a melody in rhythmic values smaller than what was
originally used.dotted note:A note followed by an augmentation dot means the note is worth
one and a half times its normal value.dotted rest:A rest followed by an augmentation dot means the rest is worth
one and a half times its normal value.double bar: Two closely spaced vertical lines to indicate the end of a
composition.downbeat: The accented beats in a measure.duet: A composition for two soloists. May have accompaniment.duplet: Used in compound time to divide a beat that should contain three
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