8 Terms
Contributors in General music
General music
offbeat
Music; General music
A weak beat or any pulse between the beats in a measured rhythmic pattern.
verismo
Music; General music
Operatic "realism", a style popular in Italy in the 1890s, which tried to bring naturalism into the lyric theater.
gong
Music; General music
Percussion instrument consisting of a broad circular disk of metal, suspended in a frame and struck with a heavy drumstick. Also tam-tam.
serenade
Music; General music
Classical instrumental genre that combines elements of chamber music and symphony, often performed in the evening or at social functions. Related to divertimento and cassation.
clarinet
Music; General music
The wooden clarinet produces sound via a single reed; a small, thin piece of cane attached to its mouthpiece.
open ending
Music; General music
The first ending in a medieval secular piece, usually cadencing on a pitch other than the final.
