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music that does not seek to suggest a story or scene, but is concerned with formal construction; distinguished from program music
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Absolute music
music that does not seek to suggest a story or scene, but is concerned with formal construction; distinguished from program music
Academy
in the Baroque, a circle of friends who gathered together to discuss literary and philosophical ideas
Action
Piano mechanism that transmits the movement of the player to movement of the keys and hammers
Aesthetic experience
emotional and sometimes physiological response elicited by an artistic work
Affect
predominant emotion of an artistic work
Agrément
French for "charm;" refers to an ornament in music, usually indicated by a written sign in the music
Akan
ethnic group of West Africa
Analog technology
takes an audio signal and translates it into electronic pulses.
Antebellum period
period before the Civil War
Antiphon
type of chant sung before or after the recitation of a psalm in the Office; also associated with psalmody in the Mass
Apartheid
government-enforced system of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948-1994
Aria
lyric song for solo voice; also found in large-scale genres, including opera and cantata
Art music
music created by a culturally respected individual, often associated with conveying a specific artistic idea; sometimes called "classical' music
Art Song
song written by a trained composer to convey a specific artistic idea, as in projecting the mood and meaning of a poetic text
Atonal
lacking a tonal center, or "key"
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