8 Terms
Contributors in General music
General music
Janissary music
Music; General music
Music of the military corps of the Turkish sultan, characterized by percussion instruments such as triangle, cymbals, bell tree and bass drum as well as trumpets and double-reed instruments.
Italian overture
Music; General music
Baroque overture consisting of three sections: fast - slow - fast.
isorhythmic motet
Music; General music
Medieval and early Renaissance motet based on a repeating rhythmic pattern throughout one or more voices.
Irish harp
Music; General music
Plucked-string instrument with about thirty strings; used to accompany Irish songs and dance music. Also Celtic harp.
inversion
Music; General music
Mirror or upside-down image of a melody or pattern, found in fugues and twelve-tone compositions.
improvisation
Music; General music
Creation of a musical composition while it is being performed, seen in Baroque ornamentation, cadenzas of concertos, jazz, and some non-Western musics. See also embellishment.
