40 Terms
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ad libitum
Music; General music
Indication that gives the performer the liberty to omit a section or to improvise.
imitation
Music; General music
Compositional technique in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice (or part), then restated in another while the first voice continues with new material.
song cycle
Music; General music
Group of songs, usually Lieder, that are unified musically or through their texts.
concerto grosso
Music; General music
Baroque concerto type based on the opposition between a small group of solo instruments (the concertino) and orchestra (the ripieno).
passion
Music; General music
Musical setting of the Crucifixion story as told by one of the four Evangelists in the Gospels.
yangqin
Music; General music
A Chinese hammered dulcimer with a trapezoidal sound box and metal strings that are struck with bamboo sticks.
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.
