Music Vocabulary:- Words related to Music

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Music VocabularyList of Music Terms

• Accent-
• The accent is an emphasis at the beginning of a
  musical sound.
• Adagio-
• It is an Italian word that means a slow tempo or
  slow speed.
• Andante-
• It is also an Italian word that walking tempo or
  walking pace (Moderate Speed).
• Bar-
• A bar is a specific number of musical sounds
  organized within a measure. These numbers are
  contained within two solid lines called bar
  lines.

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• Cadenza-
• Cadenza is another Italian word for music.
  Cadenza is an extended solo in an orchestral
  work.
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• Chorale-
• Its origin is German protestant hymn tune. It
  means a choral composition for voices or
  instruments. It is sometimes used as a choir or
  chorus.
• Fanfare-
• Fanfare is a musical work used as an
  announcement. It is played by the brass section
  of the orchestra or a solo like a trumpet.

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• Fermata-
• It is a symbol to hold the note as long as
  she/he would like. You can join the Music School
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• Instrumentation-
• Instrumentation is also known as orchestration.
  It is the way a composer or arranger takes
  musical sounds. It is assigned to the specific
  instruments.
• Key-
• It is a group of pitches based on the particular
  tonic. It is regarded as forming the tonal pieces
  of music.

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• Measure-
• It is a measurement of time that contains a
  specific number of pulses. A time signature
  defines it within bar lines.
• Opus-
• It is a Latin word that means work. The composer
  usually assigns the work numbers. These numbers
  are assigned in order of composition, but
  sometimes it is accredited by publication orders.
  
• Resolution-
• It is a group of Chords that create harmonic
  tension. When this tension is released with a
  calm chord, it is resolved.
• Scale
• It is an ordered succession of adjacent pitches
  which is arranged in a sequence of whole steps.
  A specific scale is defined by a characteristic
  interval pattern and the most prominent pitch
  called tonic.

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