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pianoforte

Music; General music

Original name for the piano.

arioso

Music; General music

Short, aria-like passage.

karaoke

Music; General music

Empty orchestra; popular nightclub style from Japan where customers sing the melody to accompanying prerecorded tracks.

subdominant chord

Music; General music

Chord built on the fourth scale step, the IV chord.

country-western

Music; General music

Genre of American popular music derived from traditional music of the rural South, usually vocal with an accompaniment of banjos, fiddles and guitar.

piccolo

Music; General music

The highest member of the orchestra, the piccolo is a little flute whose shrill timbre stands out against the full ensemble.

arpeggio

Music; General music

Broken chord in which the individual tones are sounded one after another instead of simultaneously.

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