MH Chapter 25
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 conductor | A person who leads a performance, especially for an ORCHESTRA, BAND, CHORUS, or other large ENSEMBLE, by means of gestures. |
| idee fixe | (French, 'fixed idea') term coined by Hector Berlioz for a MELODY that is used throughout a piece to represent a person, thing, or idea, transforming it to suit the mood and situation. |
| choral society | Amateur CHORUS whose members sing for their own enjoyment and may pay dues to purchase music, pay the CONDUCTOR, and meet other expenses. |
| partsong | (1) A song for more than one voice. (2) In the nineteenth century, a song for CHORUS, parallel in function and style to the LIED or PARLOR SONG. |
| a cappella | (Italian, 'in chapel style') Manner of choral singing without instrumental accompaniment. |
| shape-note singing | A tradition of group singing that arose in nineteenth-century America, named after the NOTATION used in song collections in which the shape of the noteheads indicates the SOLMIZATION syllables, allowing for easy sight-reading in parts. |
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