15 terms

Italian	Photos
Accidentals	sharps, flats, and natural signs used to indicate or cancel chromatic alterations
Accelerando	becoming faster
A tempo	at the original speed
A cappella	indication for vocal music without instrumental accompaniment
Allegro	fast tempo or movement
Alto	low female voices; (F. viola)
Aria	an elaborate setting for a song for one (or two) voices, with instrumental accompaniment
Arpeggio	the notes of a chord played consecutively instead of simultaneously
Ballade or Ballad	Ballade: fourteenth and fifteenth century poetic/musical form, used extensively by the composer Machaut Ballad: a simple narrative song
Bass	a human voice range from low e to middle c
Bass Clef	(F clef) a sign at the beginning of a staff to indicate the pitch of the notes
Beat	the basic unit of musical time; pulse
Cantata	a vocal composition based on a narrative text, consisting of several movements such as arias, recitatives, duets, and choruses
Chords	three or more tones sounded together
Chromaticism	the use of chromatic tones and chords in music

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