8 Terms
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General music
rumba
Music; General music
Latin-American dance of Afro-Cuban origin, in duple meter with syncopated rhythms.
chaconne
Music; General music
Baroque form similar to the passacaglia, in which the variations are based on a repeated chord progression.
tritonic
Music; General music
Three-note scale pattern, used in the music of some sub-Saharan African cultures.
free-verse rhythm
Music; General music
A free-flowing, nonmetric line in which movement is linked to the text inflections, as in Gregorian chant.
rural blues
Music; General music
American popular singing style with raspy-voiced male singer accompanied by acoustic steel-string guitar; features melodic >A HREF="b.html#bluenote">blue notes over repeated bass patterns.
chamber choir
Music; General music
Small group of up to about twenty-four singers, who usually perform a cappella or with piano accompaniment.
