opening bars of a piece of music played before the main theme
Intro
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Prelude
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a piece that is played before another piece or group of pieces
Accompaniment
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support provided by harmonically or melodically to the main theme in a piece of music, which although designed to be subordin…
Gottuvadhyam
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instrument played in Southern India with six playing strings which pass over the top of the instrument, three drone strings a…
Ritmo di tre battute
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music played so quickly that each measure is played as a single beat and each group of three bars is a single hypermeasure
Serenade
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a light and/or intimate piece of no specific form to be played in an open air evening setting, music properly played in the e…
Thematic catalogue
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the classification of music under headings which include the opening notes of the composition and/or the notes of the main th…
Theme and variations
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an extended work, sometimes in separated movements or sections, where the opening musical statement (theme) is subjected to d…
Trio
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a piece played by three players; a piece of music to be play such a group; a contrasted section between two performances of a…