air, melody; the process of adjusting the pitch of an instrument to itself
Tune
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Turns
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The note above, the note itself, the note below, then the note itself again. The turn may be inverted as in the preparation o…
Absolute pitch
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perfect pitch, a strong conscious or unconscious memory of musical pitch
Bandora
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a plucked string instrument of the lute family, popular both as a solo and as an accompanying instrument to songs of the sixt…
Relative pitch
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an ability to identify one pitch with reference to another given pitch
Tuning
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temperament; the pitch to which various strings on a stringed instrument are to be set
Trautonium
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an instrument that generates electronic pitches by pressing a wire on a metal bar, the position along the bar determined the…
Tornadas
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Spanish
melody, tune with guitar accompaniment, in a major key and at a slow tempo
Tranh
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(Vietnam) a zither with 10 brass strings. The instrument is placed in front of the musician who uses his right hand to regula…