8 Terms
Contributors in General music
General music
cowbell
Music; General music
Rectangular metal bell that is struck with a drumstick; used widely in Latin-American music.
cool jazz
Music; General music
A substyle of bebop, characterized by a restrained, unemotional performance with lush harmonies, moderate volume levels and tempos, and a new lyricism; often associated with Miles Davis.
cover
Music; General music
Recording that remakes an earlier, often successful, recording with a goal of reaching a wider audience.
courante
Music; General music
French Baroque dance, a standard movement of the suite, in triple meter at a moderate tempo.
contrabassoon
Music; General music
Double-reed woodwind instrument with the lowest range in the woodwind family. Also double bassoon.
contrast
Music; General music
Contrast of musical materials sustains our interest and feeds our love of change; it provides variety to a form.
