an extended piece in several movements for a number of instrumental soloists, most commonly one, with instrumental accompaniment
Sonata
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Sonata da chiesa
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Italian
usually a trio sonata with four movements, slow quick slow quick Sonata rondo a musical work that combines sonata and rondo f…
Signature
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signs placed on the clef to mark the number and position of the sharps or flats in the key in which the piece is being writte…
String quartet
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a quartet formed of one first violinist, one second violinist, one violist and one cellist
Symphony
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an extended piece for full orchestra, usually serious in nature and in several movements
Syllabic
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a musical setting is syllabic when one and only one note is related to one syllable in the text
Biwa
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a short necked Japanese lute, used in the seventh century in gagaku, with a cranked neck. played with an oversized plectrum.…
Finale
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the final section of an extended work with several movements or sections
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…