6 Terms
Contributors in General music
General music
saxophone
Music; General music
A woodwind instrument made of metal and sounded with a single reed; the saxophone is a more recent instrument addition to the orchestra.
chorale variations
Music; General music
Baroque organ piece in which a chorale is the basis for a set of variations.
ninth chord
Music; General music
Five-tone chord spanning a ninth between its lowest and highest tones.
genre
Music; General music
General music term describing the standard category and overall character of a work.
scale
Music; General music
A series of tones or pitches in ascending or descending order. Scale tones are often assigned numbers (1-8) or syllables (do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do).
chord
Music; General music
Simultaneous combination of three or more tones that constitute a single block of harmony.
