| Term | Definition |
|---|
| italian jumping dance often characterized by triples in a rapid 4/4 time | saltarello |
| graceful court dance of the early renaissance, an older version of the pavane | basses danse |
| stately renaissance court dance in duple meter | pavane |
| lively, triple metter french court dance | galliard |
| lively renaissance round dance associated with the outdoors, in which the participants danced in a circle or a line | ronde |
| quick french group dance of the renaissance, related to ronde | branle |
| type of Troubadour tune for dance, sometimes with words, in form of a rondeau | estampie |
| creation of musical composition while it is being performed, seen in baroque ornamentation, cadenzas of concertos, jazz, and some non Western musics | improvisation |
| melodic decoration, either improvised or indicated through ornamentaions signs in the music | Embellishment |
| sustained sounding of one or several tones for harmonic support, a common feature of some folk musics | drone |
| feigned music. In early music, the sharpening or flattening of certain notes, conventionally prescribed or permited in modal music to avoid certain awkward intervals | musica ficta |
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