the opening part of a piece of music
Introduction
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Intro
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opening bars of a piece of music played before the main theme
Hocket
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a rhythmic device in two part music in which rests in one part alternately match notes in the other
Character piece
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a musical piece representing a location, mood or personality
Crab canon
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a piece of counterpoint in which one part is identical to another, but backwards
Mirror
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term used to describe a part appearing upside down, which if set directly below the original part it would appear like the ot…
Note head
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the head, or round part of the note symbol as distinguished from the stem or any other part of the note See note head clef in…
Overture
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a piece that acts as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, play or ballet; a concerted work similar to a suite, having a num…
Part book
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a single vocal or instrumental part of a composition