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verse
Music; General music
In poetry, a group of lines constituting a unit. In liturgical music for the Catholic Church, a phrase from the Scriptures that alternates with the response.
gospel music
Music; General music
Twentieth century sacred music style associated with Protestant African-Americans.
serialism
Music; General music
Method of composition in which various musical elements (pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tone color) may be ordered in a fixed series. See also total serialism.
open form
Music; General music
Indeterminate contemporary music in which some details of a composition are clearly indicated, but the overall structure is left to choice or chance.
vibraphone
Music; General music
A percussion instrument with metal bars and electrically driven rotating propellers under each bar that produces a vibrato sound, much used in jazz.
grace note
Music; General music
Ornamental note, often printed in small type and not performed rhythmically.
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