![]() Bar also means measure (e.g., a four-bar phrase).īar form - a form in three sections, the first of which is ( AAB ).īass - a voice, instrument, or part in the low register.īasso - the bass part, the lowest male voiceīasso continuo - the instrumental figured-bass part in an ensemble played by one or more bass instruments and a keyboard instrument.īasso ostinato - a persistently repeated theme in the bass register.īeat - the unit of time in metric music. ![]() a vocal or instrumental melody.Īl, alia, alle - to the - in the style ofĪllargando - gradually slower and broaderĪllegretto - slightly slower than allegroĪllemande - the first of the dances in the classic suite, written in duple time and played at a moderate tempo.Īmbitus - the range of a plainsong from its highest to its lowest tone.Īndante - rather slow, at a moderate pace.Īndantino - generally a little quicker than andanteĪnglaise - an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat.Īnticipation - an unaccented nonharmonic tone which resolves by repetition.Ī poco - by degrees, gradually, by littleĪrabesque - a light and graceful piece with florid ornamentation in the melody.Īria - a melodic composition for solo voice with accompaniment - or, a song-like composition written in ABA form, in an opera, oratorio, or cantata.Īrietta - a small aria in binary form, that is not having the middle section of the aria.arioso - in the style of an airĪrpeggio - the notes of a chord played consecutively in a consistently ascending or descending direction.Ītonality - absence of key or central tonality.Īugmentation - to double the note values of a melody.Īugmented triad - a three-note chord consisting of two major thirds.Īuthentic cadence - a cadence concluding with the progression dominant to tonic (V I).Īuthentic mode - in plainsong, a mode which ranges above the final.Īuxiliary tone - an unaccented nonharmonic tone approached step-wise from above or below a chordal tone to which it returns.Īyre - a song or polyphonic vocal composition old English spelling of air.īagatelle - literally, a "trifle" - a short unpretentious composition.īallade - a piece of a romantic type, usually in ABA form, combining dramatic and lyrical characteristics.īand - a large ensemble consisting mainly of wind instruments.īarcarolle - a lyrical boat song usually in moderate 6/8 or 12/8 time, and ABA form, supposed to be derived from the songs of the Venetian Gondoliers.īar, barline - a vertical line drawn through one or more staves to indicate a measure. ![]() at the performer's libertyĪffettuoso - affectionate, with tender warmthĪir (ayre) - a melodious composition used in some classic suites, which was designed to accompany dancing, but it was not one of the standard dance forms such as the Gavotte or the Minuet. A cappella - choral music without instrumental accompaniment.Īccent - emphasis placed on a tone or chord.Īccidental - a sharp, fiat, or natural sign.Īccompaniment - subordinate harmonic and/or rhythmic material supporting a principal melody.Īd libitum, ad lib.
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