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  Masterworks, A Musical Discovery Chapter 1 -- Glossary
Music for use with a play, consisting of an overture and any necessary entr'acte; music for any pageantry (a wedding march, for example); and perhaps music for any songs sung onstage.
American musical style of great popularity at the turn of the twentieth century, characterized by strongly syncopated (ragged) rhythms; the usual form is like that of the American march, involving two strains and a trio.
Originally the term toccata (keyboard music, "touched" with the fingers) was used as opposed to cantata (sung music) and sonata (instrumental music).
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 Tempo - Wikipedia
Whether a music piece has a mathematical time indication or not, in classical music it is customary to describe the tempo of a piece by one or more words.
For example, the "agitato" in the Allegro agitato of the last movement of George Gershwin's piano concerto in F has both a tempo indication (undoubtedly faster than a usual "Allegro") and a mood indication ("agitated").
In Renaissance music most music was understood to flow at a tempo defined by the tactus, roughly the rate of the human heartbeat.
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 Essentials of Music - Glossary
A musical instrument with a small keyboard and free-vibrating metal reeds that sound when air is generated by pleated bellows.
World music classification for instruments that produce sound by using air as the primary vibrating means, such as flute, trumpet or whistle.
Indeterminate music in which certain elements of performance (such as pitch, rhythm or form) are left to choice or chance.
www.essentialsofmusic.com /glossary/a.html   (594 words)

  
 A Monk's Musical Musings: Beethoven's Ninth: Allegro, I
A quick comparison would be with the introduction to the Allegro of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony: Those measures never return, and in fact that movement is a failure in my eyes because the rest of the symphony does not live up to the potential of the intro.
If a listener were to encounter this music "cold", there would be no way to know that: The open fifth could be tonic major or minor for all that's available to digest at this point.
As for the overall subjective effect that this music has on me, it seems as if the primordial fifth episode is Beethoven garnering his resources, which come as a revelation from The Most High.
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Italy is one of the most exciting musical centers of the world and offers a wide range of cultural experiences for students and adult choirs, youth orchestras and wind ensembles.
Rome, Florence, Venice, and Southern Italy are rich in musical traditions, people attend concerts regularly as part of their culture.
Italians’ love for music is insatiable and they are especially receptive to talented young musicians who perform in their country.
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 Guitar Lessons at Guitar Tricks: Musical Terms A...
It may be written using an auxiliary note in small type,or it may be unwritten and inserted by the performer according to the conventions of the the period.
Music written for a solo vocalist with instrumental accompaniment, particularly a piece of some complexity or importance in an opera.
This was one of the radical innovations in music around the second decade of the twentieth century.
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 Allegro - Wikipedia
Allegro (airline), a charter airline based in Mexico City
Allegro (musical), a 1947 musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Sonata - sonata online pharmacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
RONDO, a musical form originally derived from the rondel in verse; as may be seen, long before the development of instrumental forms, in some of the chansons of Orlando di Lasso.
Sonata Form minuet and trio and rondo, sonata form (or sometimes called sonata- allegro form) was the most important conflict and contrast that a sonata form banks on, particularly in the.
Musical Forms Rondo A musical form in which the first or main section recurs, normally in the home key of the Classical period is the sonata-rondo, a fusion of rondo design with a sonata-allegro.
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 Musica Pacifica
The final Allegro assai in 6/8 time at first appears to be a kind of gigue, but this impression is soon dispelled by the syncopations and complexities of rhythm that appear.
She is a frequent guest artist with early music chamber groups as well as the contemporary ensembles Earplay and the Empyrean Ensemble, and she recently performed several concerts of Bach cantatas in Weimar, Germany with the Bach Ensemble and Joshua Rifkin.
Cunningham studied history, German literature, and music at Johns Hopkins University and Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD. She continued her musical studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Austria, and graduated with a master’s degree from the Conservatory of Music in San Francisco, where she studied with Ian Swenson.
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 BU Alumni Web :: Bostonia :: Fall 2003
A member of the NSO’s horn section since 1985, she is as well music director and conductor of the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, which she and a group of NSO colleagues founded in 1992 to showcase new music for community audiences.
Another strand that ties her life to music is her work with the Brass of Peace, a group of talented high school musicians in suburban Virginia that she took over in 1990.
Balancing her musical lives as an NSO player and musical director for three orchestras is a juggling act that Alimena thrives upon.
www.bu.edu /alumni/bostonia/2003/fall/profiles/alimena/index.html   (621 words)

  
 List of musical topics - One Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Do note, however, that there is already a list of musical instruments, a list of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, a list of musical ensembles, and similar lists exist at composer, musician, record producers, arranger, list of genres of music, list of record labels, and list of songs by name.
Harmonic – Harmonic accompaniment – Harmonic series (music) – Harmony – Hammond Organ – Hearing (sense) – Hemiola – Hexachord – Hornbostel-Sachs – Hymn
Improvisation – Indefinite pitch – Inharmonic – Instrumentation – Interactive music – Interval (music) – Interval class – Intonation – Inversion (music) – Irrational rhythm – Isorhythm
www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/List_of_musical_topics   (486 words)

  
 Musical terms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Here are a few musical terms that didn't quite make it into the Oxford Dictionary of Music.
a catchy, sometimes unwelcome musical piece which, when heard first thing in the morning, echoes in the mind throughout the day.
a musical entrance that is somewhat close to the correct pitch.
www.napervillechorus.org /musical_terms.html   (842 words)

  
 ALLEGRO MUSIC - Children's Music
The soft, soothing sounds of this quiet instrumental music, especially composed to calm and soothe children and babies, are equally relaxing and refreshing to the child in all of us.
As students are asked to study music and visual arts in relationship to history, social studies, science and health, they are able to develop a clearer perspective of each subject while gaining an understanding of the music.
This original story and musical score is based on a musical curriculum which teaches about stringed and percussion instruments, as well as about the various style periods in music history.
www.allegro-music.com /childrens.asp   (4373 words)

  
 Handprint : Violin Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Of all the classical instrumental combinations, music for violin and keyboard seems most often to reveal a composer's individuality in instrumental technique, formal organization, melodic taste and harmonic imagination.
Brahms is way past due for a reappraisal and rehabilitation; this sonata is characteristic of his lyrical, dramatic, and masterfully controlled chamber repertory, the autumnal richness of his melodies, and the gratifying radiance -- from embers to flames -- that lights his rondo finales.
Allegro molto ed appassionato - Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza.
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 'Allegro' imperfect, but treat at Signature - The Washington Times: Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
"Allegro," the misunderstood 1947 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein concept musical currently being revamped at Signature Theatre by director Eric Schaeffer, is one of those "the one that got away" shows, a piece of unfinished business that haunted Mr.
An ambitious and expensive musical, "Allegro" could be described as an existential version of "Our Town" — only with show tunes and expressionistic choreography by Agnes de Mille.
The various musical vignettes take you from his prosaic childhood — brought to life through Michael Clark's evocative projections — through college life and the overworked days of a young doctor in a major hospital.
washingtontimes.com /entertainment/20040114-110920-9784r.htm   (801 words)

  
 Dictionary of Music Terms
Music that goes along with a more important part; often harmony or rhythmic patterns accompanying a melody.
Referring to that period from approximately 1750-1800, characterized musically by objectivity of the composer, emotional restraint, and simple harmonies.
Relating to the nineteenth-century musical period characterized by subjectivity on the part of the composer, emotionalism in music, longer musical forms, and richer harmonies.
www.contracosta.cc.ca.us /music/terms.html   (446 words)

  
 Glossary of Musical Terms and Explanation
Aleatoric music Compositions in which factors such as pitch, duration, rhythms, dynamics, order of events, etc., are not, or not completely, specified by the composer.
Theme and variations Form in which a self-contained musical unit is presented and then followed by a series of modifications of the original material.
Twelve-tone music 20th-century system of composition in which a certain order of the twelve notes of the chromatic scale, and derivations of that order, are systematically followed throughout a work.
www.nathankramer.com /journal/musicglossary.htm   (1935 words)

  
 CanTeach: Fine Arts: Music - Glossary of Musical Terms and Forms
program music - instrumental music which the composer intends to be descriptive of some action, scene, or story, and which carries a descriptive title.
tempo - generally, the speed of music; the rate of beats as indicated by such terms as allegro, presto, adagio, lento, and andante.
Also, a part in polyphonic music (e.g., a four-voice madrigal, a five-voice fugue).
www.canteach.ca /elementary/music7.html   (5106 words)

  
 Z-Staff: Musical languages have never been more accessible...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A more plausible argument is that music is a window through which one can quickly get a view of a different culture and often conveys expressions that are accessible even to persons outside that culture.
Sometimes you can just simply the musical sounds and expressions when melodies, harmonies, and rhythms may be foreign or new.
Though the streams and times are limited the playlists reveal an impressive breadth of music from multiple cultures and countries (usually eight or more).
www.taylor.edu /weblogs/zstaff/archives/2004/06/musical_languag.html   (302 words)

  
 Musical Forms - Sonata Form
The main form of the group embodying the 'sonata principle', the most important principle of musical structure from the Classical period to the 20th century: that material first stated in a complementary key be restated in the home key.
In 18th-century music the exposition is almost always directed to be repeated.
Sonata form has nevertheless served for some of the most ambitious and impressive tonal music of the 20th century by composers as different as Strauss and Hindemith, Elgar and Britten, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, and has even shaped movements (e.g.
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 Allegro
A musical play in two acts with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers.
This unique and intriguing musical portrays one man's life, from birth in 1905 until his thirty-fifth year.
In Chicago, ambitious Jenny is in her element, hosting a cocktail party for rich and influential patients and hospital trustees, while Joe's lovelorn assistant Emily tries in vain to make him concentrate on his duties (THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE).
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 Matthias's Musical Reviews: Chandos
This seminal work for piano and orchestra, written "for the enjoyment of humorous people and the annoyance of others", displays Dohnányi's keen musical wit better than anything else he ever wrote, and certainly far in a way superior to what many of his contemporaries were doing.
While both recordings on this disc are pleasing to the ear in many respects, their purpose and structure continue to elude me. The recording itself is of good quality, the orchestra is clear, and Howard Shelley's playing is thoughtful and suited well to the piece.
There is a clear oriental underpinning in terms of the musical idiom, giving the music more of a feel of stasis than motion.
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 Allegro Baroque & Beyond, Spokane : Creating a tradition of period music
Music of Soler, Scarlatti and others from the palace of El Escorial with guest artist Kraig Scott, harpsichordist.
Allegro is proud to produce the only baroque-period arts festival in the nation.
Allegro Baroque and Beyond is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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 MUSICAL TERMS
We have learned lots of new words this year in music class.
We learned that most musical words come from the Italian language.
Other terms affect the way the music is played.
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 Allegro Performing Arts Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
She has since been teaching and directing Performing Arts, mostly in the Saanich School District, where she is a faculty member of Stelly's Secondary School.
Pauline is thrilled to be able to share her knowledge and her love of dance with her students at Allegro.
Some of his credits include: Musical Director for Esquimalt Secondary School's productions of "Bye Bye Birdie" and "The Boyfriend", Musical Director for Stagewest Players production of "Cabaret", and conductor of several musicals for Stelly's Secondary School.
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 Expanded Musical Concepts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Expanded Musical Concepts was founded in 1984 by Bishop Michael Bent, pianist and Dr.Jane Bent, flutist.
The focus is on publishing music for flute and piano transcribed from the repertoire of other instruments.
They have also published The Church Flutist which is a set of 50 flute obbligatos for well-known hymns and carols.
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 Allegro Field Spaniels
The name "Allegro" was chosen because in music, allegro means "play at a quick and lively tempo".
Add to that the musical proclivities of our household, and Allegro seemed to fit quite well.
Allegro Fields at the moment consists of one very nice male Field Spaniel.
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 Amazon.ca: Music: Something Wonderful: Songs Of   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Every phrase of Rodgers and Hammerstein's music is imbued with uncommon sensitivity, impeccable phrasing, and dazzling beauty.
His accent is one of slight vowel or consonant differences, which do not detract from the beautiful music.
CDs like this one allow for fully orchestrated music to be heard, with a large symphony of musicians.
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 Cecil_james   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Awesome Wind Quintet : Mozart called his Quintet for Piano and Winds his finest, saying that it received the greatest applause.Applause is appropriate upon hearing this marvelous disc full of piano, winds and orchestra accompaniment...
One Of The Greatest Chamber Music CDs : While I take exception to his description of this music as "lovely if not profound," the Amazon headnote here by Dan Davis provides an otherwise perceptive description of what is heard on this wonderful Testament CD.
Dennis Brain, scion of a famous horn.playing family, was the world's leading hornist when these recordings were made in the early 1950s, some years before his tragic death in an auto accident, and they still rank as a major feature in his recorded legacy.
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 Musical instrument rental program at Allegro Music
You get the gear that you need at a competitive rate AND should you decide to buy, all rental payments can be applied to the purchase price of the instrument or a "step-up" instrument.
Come to Allegro Music with a valid credit card and Ontario driver's license and you can complete a rental contract within minutes.
Your instrument may be returned to Allegro Music at any time without further obligation.
allegromusic.ca /rental_instrum.htm   (260 words)

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