the method of changing tempos precisely by making some note value in the first tempo equal to a different note value in the second tempo
Metric modulation
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Modulation
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Theory
Modulation changes the home key during a composition. Composers use modulation to: create contrast between sections increase…
Natural
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a note neither sharpened nor flattened, the sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened or flattened. See natural sig…
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
Cancrizans
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Latin
a tune repeated so that the original order of notes is reversed the last note become the first, the penultimate note becomes…
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Clos
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a cadence in which the last note sounds conclusive; that note, termed the 'final', which is the central note of the melody; t…
Dot
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placed above or below the notehead it indicates a staccato, placed immediately after a note it indicates that the note should…