| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Allegro | Fast tempo |
| Symphony | Piece for orchestra usually in 4 movements Allegro, Andante, Minuet & Trio, Allegro |
| Rondo | A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times. |
| Minuet and Trio | 3/4 meter A1:||:A2:||:B1:||:B2:||A1|A2 |
| Concerto | Piece for Solo instrument accompanied by orchestra. Usually in 3 movements (fast, slow, fast) |
| Andante | Walking Tempo |
| Adagio | Slow Tempo |
| Dynamics | Degrees of loudness or softness in music |
| Minuet and Trio | A moderate triple meter dance form with two main sections (minuet= A, Trio=B, returns to A) that often occurs as the third movement of a symphony. |
| Scherzo and Trio | like minuet and trio only faster with a coda |
| Cadenza | orchestra stops and soloist takes a solo, often at the end of the 1st movement |
| Intermezzo | scene change entertainment in an opera |
| Opera Seria | Long serious opera |
| Opera Buffa | Comic opera / developed out of intermezzi |
| Retornelo Form | keeps repeating the A theme / ABACADA etc. |
| Rondo | ABACADA |
Combine with other sets
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