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Qin (Chinese) a seven string fretless zither often referred to in the West as The Scholar’s Lute
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Quadrat (German) natural sign, the sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened or flattened
Quadrophonic a sound system that uses four independent speakers, Surround Sound
Quadruple a prefix indicating four elements
Quadruple-croche (French) sixty-fourth note see Note Values
Quadruplet a group of four notes to be played in the time of three
Quadruplum the fourth voice
Qual (German) agony
Qualvoll (German) agonized
Quanto (Italian) as much, so much
Quartal chords built of the interval of a fourth or fifth
Quaver (English) eighth note see Note Values
Quintal chords chords built of the interval of a fourth or fifth
Quart de soupir a sixteenth rest
Quarter note a note one quarter the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Quarter rest a rest one quarter the time value of a whole rest
Quarter-tone a microtonal interval half that of a semitone
Quarto (Italian) fourth
Quasi (Italian) as if, almost, in the manner of
Quatre (French) four
Quatreble a voice pitched a fifth above the treble
Quatrième (French) fourth
Quattro (Italian) four
Quaver a eighth note
Quaver rest a eighth rest
Que (French) that, as
Quebecois music from the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec
Quejumbre cry of anguish in flamenco singing
Quelque (French) some
Quelques (Italian) this
Questa (Italian) this
Questo (Italian) this
Quickstep a dance popular in the 1920’s in duple meter, a version of the foxtrot; a fast march
Quietissimo (Italian) quietest
Quieto (Italian) quiet, calm, serene
Quilisma a transition note
Quilted A distinctive wood grain pattern. see Wood Choices for Back & Sides see Alternative Wood Choices for Back & Sides
Quilted Bubinga Also known as African Rosewood, is harder and heavier than either Brazilian or Indian Rosewood, It has a medium texture with interlocking grain. It’s pinkish-mauve cast oxidizes to a nice brownish-red over time. Quilted describes its distinctive grain pattern. see Wood Choices for Back & Sides see Alternative Wood Choices for Back & Sides see Anatomy of a Classical Guitar
Quilted Mahogany A wood that used to be exported mainly from Honduras, but now comes more often from Brazil. African Mahogany a little heavier and finer textured than Honduran Mahogany. Mahogany is fine for guitars due to its relative low cost, ease of working, and stability. Colors range from light pink to medium brown to reddish brown. see Wood Choices for Back & Sides see Alternative Wood Choices for Back & Sides see Anatomy of a Classical Guitar
Quindecima (Italian) a double octave or a 15th
Quint the interval of a fifth
Quintadecima (Italian) a double octave or a 15th
Quintal harmony harmony based on the interval of a fifth, rather than thirds
Quinta (Italian) fifth,an interval of five diatonic degrees, counting the first and last degree
Quintet (English) a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
Quintett (German) a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
Quintette (French) a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
Quintetto (Italian) a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
Quinto (Italian) fifth, an interval of five diatonic degrees, counting the first and last degree
Quintuor (French) a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
Quintuple a prefix indicating five elements, for example, quintuple time (the time signature 5/4, 5/8, and so on)
Quintuplet five notes played in the time of four or six, according to the time signature
Quintus (Latin) the fifth voice in a sixteenth-century composition having five or more vocal parts, sometimes a ‘descant’ or ‘countermelody’ added above the usual four voices
Quitter (French) to leave, to quit
Quodlibet a fanciful combination of airs, a fantasia, a medley, a collection of different tunes or fragments of composition brought together as a joke
Quotation music music that parodies another work or works, presenting them in a new style or guise