It's a term for a free-form musical composition emotional in effect & improvisational in nature
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Free Flashcards about MUSICAL TERMS - StudyStack  IT'S A TERM FOR A FREE-FORM MUSICAL COMPOSITION EMOTIONAL IN EFFECT & IMPROVISATIONAL IN NATURE, RHAPSODY. PROBABLY DERIVED...
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musical composition | Britannica.com  Musical composition, the act of conceiving a piece of music, the art of ... In this sense, composition is necessarily distinct from improvisation. ... all the other elements of composition, including the nature of melody, harmony, and texture. .... and Renaissance eras, was in its 13th-century form essentially a texted clausula,...
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Composition and Improvisation - UCI Music Department  The words composition and improvisation are most commonly used to designate ... a pleasurable experience (innocent of any egotistical intent) is a natural wish. ... to societal conventions and the taste of the musician(s) involved--it's just that .... free to specify as much or as little as desired, in effect determining how little or...
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Glossary of Musical Terms - Classical Works  Characterized by emotional, flowery music; written in strict form. ... Most often religious in nature. Capriccio -, A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music. ... Chant -, Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. .... used in overtures, a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
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Musical improvisation - Wikipedia  Musical improvisation is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions ... One definition is a "performance given extempore without planning or ... Some classical music forms contained sections for improvisation, such as the cadenza in...
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Glossary for Music Appreciation  basic set The underlying tone row in a serial composition. ... blues (I)A form of African-American folk music, characterized by simple, repetitive structures ... cadenza An improvised passage for a soloist, usually placed within the closing ... celesta A small keyboard instrument invented in 1886 whose hammers strike a series of...
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Symphony - Wikipedia  A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often written ... This article is about a type of extended musical composition. ... Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their ... in a 17th-century work, a basso continuo part for a sinfonia would not specify...
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by James O'Leary A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the ...  He has burst my musical vacuum, expanding my perspective to include a variety of ... His music is somehow inexpressive, which these critics equate with .... Ravel conveys psychology in a paradoxical manner. ...... Heard in this vein, Ravel's description of "orchestral tissue without music" becomes eerie: Bolero is an aural...
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RCM History I, Everything Flashcards | Quizlet  Italian for "obstinate" or "persistent", this term is used to define a rhythmic or melodic pattern ... A short keyboard work in improvisatory style, often paired with a fugue. ... which demonstrates vocal virtuosity and often serves to highlight key words. ... A name used mostly to refer to the musical style forged by Haydn, Mozart, and...
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Glossary of musical terminology - Wikipedia  This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, .... In music for piano, this is sometimes a solution in playing a wide-ranging chord whose notes cannot be played otherwise. ..... 2). piangevole: Plaintive: pianissimo (pp): very gently (i.e. perform very softly, even softer than piano).
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Free Flashcards about MUSICAL TERMS - StudyStack  THIS FRENCH TERM THAT MEANS "IMPROVISED" OFTEN REFERS TO A PIANO PIECE THAT SOUNDS IMPROVISED, IMPROMTU. SLOW, LEISURELY...
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Glossary of musical terms | Reading music | Music basics | Music ...  Meaning a walking tempo or walking pace; a moderate speed. ... Crescendo (Italian) ... A musical work used as an announcement, often played by the brass section of ... the distance of this interval lies eight steps* away, hence the term octave. ... its characteristic interval pattern and by its most prominent pitch, known as its...
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Glossary for Music Appreciation  The term derives from the early practice of singing psalms "antiphonally"- that ... ballet The theatrical presentation of group or solo dancing of great precision to .... (3) the extent to which a group of performers coordinate their performance. .... intermedio In the Renaissance, a musical entertainment between the acts of a play.
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Musical Terms: The Classic FM musical dictionary - classicfm.com ...  Oct 20, 2014 ... Meaning the music should be played slowly. ... A lively piece of music, usually free in its form and short. .... An instruction meaning the music is usually slow in speed, or broad in tempo. .... (Italian: 'plucked') A direction to string instrument performers to pluck the strings, rather than using the bow to create...
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Glossary of Musical Terms - Classical Works  Chord -, 3 or 4 notes played simultaneously in harmony. ... Consonance -, Groups of tones that are harmonious when sounded together as in a chord. Contralto ... Glee -, Vocal composition written for three or more solo parts, usually without ... Impromptu -, A short piano piece, often improvisational and intimate in character.
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Music Theory Online - A Practical Guide to Composition  (1) a generic type of composition such as the symphony or concerto; ... In which case the first one is a sort of prelude, whatever its name (prelude, toccata, .... involving multiple parts or movements, in which a theme, melody, or thematic material occurs .... The word 'fugue' comes from the Latin fuga (flight) and fugere (to flee).
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Musical Terms Study Guide  Caesura  a symbol // indicating a sudden stop in the music, also called a ... A direction to repeat the entire composition from the beginning ... (Piano,. Mezzo Piano, Forte, etc.) 17. Etude  A study piece that emphasizes a ... Slur - A curved line drawn over two or more notes of different pitches, ... Tutti  All, as in all play. 51.
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Glossary of Musical Terms - Classical Works  Chamber music -, Written for 2 to 10 solo parts featuring one instrument to a part. Each part bears the same importance. Chant -, Singing in unison, texts in a free rhythm. ... Counterpoint -, Two or three melodic lines played at the same time. ... Grandioso -, Word to indicate that the movement or entire composition is to be...
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Musical Terms and Concepts | SUNY Potsdam  homophony (noun; homophonic = adjective): one melodic line with a harmonic ... counterpoint (noun; contrapuntal = adjective): like polyphony in that it has two or more ... compound forms: any two forms combined to make a new, large form.
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Talking About Music - Words - ComposerTools.com  Sep 1, 2005 ... This document is a short dictionary of words which may help you to talk .... motives (see below), or simply the composer's style (a combination of all the above). ... Similarly, phrases can also sound as if they are answering a question. ...... All of the players start playing from the left hand side and progress to...
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Glossary for Music Appreciation  accent A conspicuous, sudden emphasis given to a particular sound, usually by an ... cadenza An improvised passage for a soloist, usually placed within the closing ... chanson (French, "song") The most popular form of secular vocal music in ..... to the same music. structure A term often used in music to mean shape or form.