types:
apartado,
sección
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
monodia
music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
polifonía
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
música armónica
the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
melodía,
tonada
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
preludio
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
obertura
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
antífona
alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
estribillo
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
ballet
music written for a ballet
episodio
a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
glisando
a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
contrapunto
a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
música clásica
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
leimotiv,
leitmotiv,
motivo
a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
sintonía
a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
tema
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
voz
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
homofonía
part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
música religiosa
genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
adaptación
a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
intermezzo
a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
solo
a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
dúo
a musical composition for two performers
trío
a musical composition for three performers
cuarteto
a musical composition for four performers
quinteto
a musical composition for five performers
sexteto
a musical composition written for six performers
septeto
a musical composition written for seven performers
octava
a musical composition written for eight performers
pastoral
a musical composition that evokes rural life
tocata
a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
fantasía
a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
largo
(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
suite
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
poema sinfónico
an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales
mezcla,
pastiche,
popurrí
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
nocturno
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
adagio
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
canción
a short musical composition with words
bolero
music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
conga
music composed for dancing the conga
gavota
music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
giga
music in three-four time for dancing a jig
mazurca
music composed for dancing the mazurka
minué
a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite
pasodoble
music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights
pavana
music composed for dancing the pavane
polca
music performed for dancing the polka
rumba
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
samba
music composed for dancing the samba
zarabanda
music composed for dancing the saraband
tango
music written in duple time for dancing the tango
tarantela
music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
vals
music composed in triple time for waltzing
marcha
genre of music written for marching
música popular
any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
jazz
a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands