6 Terms
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General music
scherzo
Music; General music
Composition in A-B-A form, usually in triple meter; replaced the minuet and trio in the nineteenth century.
chordophone
Music; General music
World music classification for instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string stretched between two points which is bowed, struck or plucked. The most common Western instruments of this ...
nonmetric
Music; General music
Music lacking a strong sense of beat or meter, common in certain non-Western cultures.
unison
Music; General music
Interval between two notes of the same pitch; the simultaneous playing of the same note.
glee club
Music; General music
Specialized vocal ensemble that performs popular music, college songs and more serious works.
secco
Music; General music
Operatic recitative that features a sparse accompaniment and moves with great freedom.
