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misterioso

Music; General music

Mysteriously.

tonic

Music; General music

The first note of a scale (the tonic or keynote do), which serves as the home base around which the other pitches revolve and to which they ultimately gravitate.

erhu

Music; General music

Bowed, two-string fiddle from China, with its bow hairs fixed between the strings; rests on the leg while playing.

repeat sign

Music; General music

Musical symbol that indicates repetition of a passage in a composition.

call and response

Music; General music

Performance style with a singing leader who is imitated by a chorus of followers. Also responsorial singing.

modal

Music; General music

Characterizes music that is based on modes other than major and minor, especially the early church modes.

tonic chord

Music; General music

Triad built on the first scale tone, the I chord.

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