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allegro
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
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allegretto
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
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andante
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
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intro
a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
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musical phrase, phrase
a short musical passage
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cadence
the close of a musical section
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cadenza
a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
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largo
(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
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adagio
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
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recitative
a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
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modulation, transition
a musical passage moving from one key to another
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impromptu
a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
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ligature
(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
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ostinato
a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition
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amen cadence, plagal cadence
a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
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arioso
(music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
