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repetition
Music; General music
Within a form, repetition fixes the musical material in our mind and satisfies our need for the familiar; it provides unity to a form.
canon
Music; General music
Type of polyphonic composition in which one musical line strictly imitates another at a fixed distance throughout.
mode
Music; General music
Scale or sequence of notes used as the basis for a composition; major and minor are modes.
total serialism
Music; General music
Extremely complex, totally controlled music in which the twelve-tone principle is extended to elements of music other than pitch.
ethnomusicology
Music; General music
Comparative study of musics of the world, with a focus on the cultural context of music.
resolution
Music; General music
Conclusion of a musical idea, as in the progression from an active chord to a rest chord.
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