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Choral or vocal music performed without instrumental accompaniment |
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Concerning or characterized by beauty or good taste; music or a painting that is pleasing |
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Symbols on a musical score that indicate characteristics of the attack and duration of a given note |
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Stylized close in music which divides the music into phrases |
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Group of singers who usually sing in parts with several voices on each part |
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Any music or chord that contains notes not belonging to the diatonic scale. I.E. C sharp in C major |
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Leader of a musical ensemble |
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Structure in which music is created I.E. Binary, ternary etc… |
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Comes from French word for ‘kind’ or ‘class’ Used for classifying into categories |
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Entertainment promoter, manager or owner who books and stages public music or theatre |
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Also called “orchestration”, art of arranging a composition for performance by an instrumental ensemble |
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German for music director |
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When music changes from one key to another. |
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Latin word for work. A number, for numbering a composer’s works |
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Refers to music that has a religious purpose and/or text |
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In music, refers to non-religious works |
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Distinguishes the quality of tone or volume of one instrument or singer from another. I.E. Tone Colour |
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Performing/Singing same note over and over very quickly |
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