20 Terms
Contributors in Classical
Classical
accelerando
Music; Classical
A symbol used in musical notation indicating to gradually quicken tempo.
psalm setting
Music; Classical
Any vocal music setting of the Biblical Psalms (traditionally attributed to King David).
aleatory music
Music; Classical
Music composed according to various principles introducing chance or indeterminate outcomes into its actualization in performance.
recitative
Music; Classical
A half-singing, half-reciting style of presenting words in opera, cantata, oratorio, etc., which follows speech accents and speech rhythms closely.
