20 Terms
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General music
commedia dell'arte
Music; General music
Type of improvised drama popular in sixteenth and seventeenth century Italy; makes use of stereotyped characters.
harmonium
Music; General music
Organ-like instrument with free metal reeds set in vibration by a bellows; popular in late nineteenth century America.
simple meter
Music; General music
Grouping of rhythms in which the beat is subdivided into two, as in duple, triple, and quadruple meters.
organ
Music; General music
Wind instrument in which air is fed to the pipes by mechanical means; the pipes are controlled by two or more keyboards and a set of pedals.
