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vivace

Music; Classical

Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk, lively, and spirited manner.

orchestra

Music; Classical

A large group of instrumentalists playing together.

development

Music; Classical

In sonata form, the 2nd section of a sonata form movement which expands and transforms the main themes presented in the exposition.

twelve-tone music

Music; Classical

Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.

orchestration

Music; Classical

The art of arranging a musical composition for play by a large array of instrumental forces.

dissonance

Music; Classical

Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.

unison

Music; Classical

Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.