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West Coast jazz
Music; General music
Jazz style developed in the 1950s, featuring small groups of mixed timbres playing contrapuntal improvisations; similar to cool jazz.
idée fixe
Music; General music
Fixed idea, term coined by Berlioz for a recurring musical idea that links different movements of a work.
Irish harp
Music; General music
Plucked-string instrument with about thirty strings; used to accompany Irish songs and dance music. Also Celtic harp.
Italian overture
Music; General music
Baroque overture consisting of three sections: fast - slow - fast.
Janissary music
Music; General music
Music of the military corps of the Turkish sultan, characterized by percussion instruments such as triangle, cymbals, bell tree and bass drum as well as trumpets and double-reed instruments.
Klangfarbenmelodie
Music; General music
Twentieth century technique in which the notes of a melody are distributed among different instruments, giving a pointillistic texture.