6 Terms
Contributors in General music
General music
twelve-bar blues
Music; General music
Musical structure based on a repeated harmonic-rhythmic pattern that is twelve measures in length (I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-V-I-I).
gamelan
Music; General music
Musical ensemble of Java or Bali, made up of gongs, chimes, metallophones and drums, among other instruments.
sarangi
Music; General music
Bowed chordophone from north India with three main strings and a large number of metal strings that vibrate sympathetically.
chorale prelude
Music; General music
Short Baroque organ piece in which a traditional chorale melody is embellished.
new wave
Music; General music
Subgenre of rock popular since the late 1970s, highly influenced by simple 1950s-style rock and roll; developed as a rejection of the complexities of art rock and heavy metal.
twelve-tone music
Music; General music
Compositional procedure of the twentieth century based on the use of all twelve chromatic tones (in a tone row) without a central tone, or tonic, according to prescribed rules.
