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scale

Music; Classical

Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending.

instrumentation

Music; Classical

Arrangement of music for a combined number of instruments.

barcarolle

Music; Classical

Song or instrumental piece in a swaying 6/8 time (i.e., suggesting the lilting motion of a Venetian gondola).

scherzo

Music; Classical

Term designating lively and usually lighthearted instrumental music; most commonly used to label the fast-tempo movement of a symphony, sonata, etc.

baroque

Music; Classical

Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional, flowery music; written in strict form.

scordatura

Music; Classical

The retuning of a stringed instrument in order to play notes below the ordinary range of the instrument or to produce an usual tone color.

intermezzo

Music; Classical

Short movement or interlude connecting the main parts of the composition.