cut time; used for quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two
Alla breve
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Anglais
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French
English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Anglaise
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French
English; an English country dance, sometimes part of the suite, in quick duple time, always starting on a strong beat
Achtel
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German
a note one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Achtelnote
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German
a note one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Acciaccatura
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Italian
Grace note; crushed note, written with a diagonal line through the note hook or flag
Atempause
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German
a small pause on a weak beat used to strengthen the following strong beat
Auxiliary Note
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a variety of passing note that returns back to the note immediately before it
Borrowed division
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a term used to describe when a note is divided into an unusual number of smaller notes, for example, when three quarter notes…