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Term
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Meaning
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| Adagio
| slowly, at ease. |
| Adaptations
| pieces of music made suitable for performing on various instruments other than original source. |
| Allegretto
| moderately fast, a little lively. |
| Allegro
| cheerful or brisk; commonly interpreted as lively, fast. (112-132 metronome quarter beats per minute). |
| Andante
| at a walking pace; moderate tempo (76-98). |
| Andantino
| slightly faster than andante. |
| Aria
| expressive melody or piece for one voice with orchestral accompaniment, mostly from operas or cantatas and oratorios. |
| Arrangement
| preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. |
| Articulation
| performance technique which affects the transition or continuity between notes and sounds. Slurs, staccato, accents and various tonque technics are articulation tools for wind players. |
| Baroque
| set of styles of European classical music beetween 1600-1750. J.S.Bach, G.Handel, A.Vivaldi, F.Couperin, A.Scarlatti, A.Corelli, G.Pergolesi etc. |
| Blank Copy
| Solo part without articulation. Exsclusive feature of Winds Musicology Inc. (WindsMusic com.). May be used for editing, experimenting, learning various styles of aticulation. Great tool for performers, teachers and students. |
| Bouree
| 17 century dance of French origin in quick double time resembling Gavotte. |
| Cantata
| vocal composition in few movements for soloists and chorus with an instrumental accompaniment. |
| Canzonetta
| Italian secular vocal composition - song for voice and accompaniment which originated at the end of 17 century. |
| Classical
| period falls between Baroque and Romantic periods (1750-1820). J.Haydn, W.Mozart, L.Beethoven, C.Gluck and their contemporaries. |
| Courante
| triple metre dances from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era. |
| Editing
| making changes in style, aticulation; enriching or enlightening of accompaniment or solo part of existing music. |
| Gavotte
| 17-18 century French folk dance in double time that exists in both folk forms and historical court forms. |
| Genre
| criteria for a category based on style or time (age) of composition. |
| Gigue
| lively Baroque dance in compound metre 6/8, 9/8, 12/8. |
| Invention
| short composition with 2-3 parts melody counterpoint (polyphony). J.S.Bach`s Inventions are small wonders of this style. |
| Largo
| slowly, broadly.B55 |
| Minus One
| MP3 file of only accompaniment for practicing play-along (karaoke style). Before music starts there are 2 measures of metronome for being prepared for tempo. May be use on any computer or MP3 player. |
| Musette
| originated in 18 century air or dance written for the musette (bagpipe) or a pastoral piece in imitation of the instrument. |
| Nocturne
| a musical composition inspired by romanticism of night. |
| Package
| few pieces of same composer at lower price than to be purchase separately. Especially recommended for ensembles, where same instrument may be used in various combinations, oftenly in different tunes. |
| Prelude
| a short piece of music, often improvisatory in nature. |
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| Romantic
| music of very broad array of composers 1820-1910. F.Schubert, R.Schumann, C.Weber, J.Brahms, C.Saent-Saens etc. |
| Sarabande
| Spanish slow dance in triple metre, originated in 16-17 century. Later it became a traditional movement of the suite during the baroque period. |
| Scherzo
| style of music pieces that should be performed in a playful manner. The word means joke in Italian. |
| Sonate
| a large form of music for solo instrument. |
| Sonatine
| a short, easy sonata. |
| Song without Words
| lyrical piano pieces by F.Mendelsohn, P.Tchaikovsky. |
| Traditional
| popular, folk, christmas, old-time favourites etc. songs and pieces from over the world. |
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