medio

The raising or lowering of a tone by a half-step, from its diatonic value in a chord. In Jazz usage, the fifth and ninth may be raised (augmented) or lowered (diminished); the ...

voz

Music; Jazz

Any one of the melodic lines formed by the flow of the music. The bass line and the melody form the two outer voices, and the tones in between may, to a greater or lesser extent, ...

cromático

Music; Jazz

Pertaining to or derived from the chromatic scale, which includes all 12 tones to the octave. Chromatic harmony is a vague term referring either to the use of many altered tones ...

cadencia

Music; Jazz

A key-establishing chord progression, generally following the circle of fifths. A turnaround is one example of a cadence. Sometimes a whole section of a tune can be an extended ...

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Industry/Domain: Food (other) Category: International dishes

bacalao guisado

Bacalao (cod fish) is consumed in the Dominican Republic year round but is mostly prepared in almost all Dominicans households during Lent and Easter. ...