the first line, or first few works, of a work, often used to identify it
Incipit
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Alternative fingering
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substitute fingering, often used to provide tonal contrast; also used to make the playing of passage work easier
Line
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used graphically to denote ends of bars, the pitches of notes, articulation , used to describe aspects of melody
Reprise
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French
repeat, recapitulation, revival; a shortened version of a major composition in a stage production used to reward the audience…
Word painting
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musical depiction of words in text, so that the music tries to imitate the emotion, action, or adjectival description in the…
Harmonics (Natural and Artificial)
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Natural harmonics are produced at specific open string nodes (often 12th, 7th, and 5th frets). Artificial harmonics combine a…
Afro
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a rhythmic style combining adaptations of sacred Batá drum rhythms popularized in Cuba in the 1940s, and often used to interp…
Allemand
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Allemande
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…