a rapid piece of music for keyboard intended as a display for virtuosity; a toccata is often the prelude to a fugue
Toccata
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Prelude
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a piece that is played before another piece or group of pieces
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…
Tail piece
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a piece of metal or wood at the lower end of a stringed instrument to which the strings are attached
Beat
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rhythmic pulse in a piece of music; a throbbing or undulating effect taking place in rapid succession when two notes not quit…
Cantus
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melody at the top of a polyphonic piece, often set over a tenor line
Character piece
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a musical piece representing a location, mood or personality
Double fugue
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a fugue which has two separate subjects
Final
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central pitch of a piece of music, often the note on which a musical work ends