Word of the day quintuplet A group of five notes each having equal duration, but fitting into the duration of four, or another number of notes and indicated by the number 5 above or below the notes. Often a …

The staff (or stave) is a set of five, equidistant, horizontal lines joined together by barlines. The staff is used to clearly communicate musical notation. Note symbols, dynamics, and other performance …

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meter is a recurring pattern of stresses or accents that provide the pulse or beat of music. Meter is notated at the beginning of a composition with a time signature. Time signatures are always notated …

May 6, 2016 · Musical depiction of words in text. Using the device of word painting, the music tries to imitate the emotion, action, or natural sounds as described in the text. For example, if the text …

Apr 28, 2016 · The mark in the written music indicating an accent. There are five basic accents, staccato accents, staccatissimo accents, normal accents, strong accents, and legato accents with several …

May 31, 2016 · 1. The slowest tempo in music. 2. A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a solemn, grave, or slow manner. 3. An extremely low pitch.

Jun 6, 2016 · 2. A generic term for sheet music (typically in the form of a booklet) containing a short choral work. This term comes from the fact that most most popular and liturgical choral works are …

Jun 7, 2016 · A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition with a slowing of the tempo more suddenly and extremely than a ritardando. The abbreviation is riten.

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