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art song

Music; Classical

A song consciously intended as a work of art; as opposed to a folksong or popular song.

romantic

Music; Classical

A period in history during the 18th and early 19th centuries where the focus shifted from the neoclassical style to an emotional, expressive, and imaginative style.

homophony

Music; Classical

Musical texture in which one or more lines dominate and the others remain in the background.

atonal

Music; Classical

Music which does not exhibit the traditional hierarchy of chord progressions and key signatures. The term was first used to describe music of Schoenberg, Webern and Berg, who consciously wrote this ...

rondo

Music; Classical

A musical form where the principal theme is repeated several times. The rondo was often used for the final movements of classical sonata form works.

hymn

Music; Classical

Sung praise to a deity, meant for communal use and usually in a chordal style.

atonality

Music; Classical

The absence of any feeling of tonality.

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