changing the rhythm of a piece of music over several bars to establish a new meter
Turn the rhythm around
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Transposition
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the changing of the pitch of a piece without changing anything else
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…
Unmeasured music
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music where the performer is free to determine the rhythm, free rhythm
Temporal
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term means parameters such as beat, rhythm, and meter, those having to do with time
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
Volti
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Italian
turn, turn over
Additive meter
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patterns of beats that subdivide into smaller, irregular groups, for example, 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 10; a meter common in certain t…
Changes
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the set of chord changes, or harmonies, contained in the central theme or melody around which a piece has been built