8 Terms
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General music
chorus
Music; General music
Fairly large group of singers who perform together, usually with several on each part. Also a choral movement of a large-scale work. In jazz, a single statement of the melodic-harmonic pattern.
oboe
Music; General music
A double-reed instrument made of wood with a nasal, "reedy" timbre. The player blows directly into a double reed (two thin strips of cane bound together), setting them in vibration.
upbeat
Music; General music
Last beat of a measure, a weak beat, which anticipates the downbeat (the first beat of the next measure).
chorus (men's)
Music; General music
Choruses can be restricted to either men's or women's voices. In early times, church music, including Gregorian chant, was traditionally sung by a men's chorus, as heard here.
octave
Music; General music
Interval between two tones seven diatonic pitches apart; the lower note vibrates half as fast as the upper and sounds an octave lower.
