MUSIC TERMS

Ronald F. (South Africa)
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  1. cantata
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra
  2. minuet
    a stately court dance from the 17th century
  3. sonata
    a musical composition of movements of contrasting forms
  4. oratorio
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra
  5. pianissimo
    a direction in music; to be played very softly
  6. fortissimo
    to be played very loudly
  7. piano
    a musical instrument played by pressing black and white keys
  8. leitmotif
    a recurring melody in a piece of music
Created on Sun Jun 20 01:15:30 EDT 2010 (updated Sun Jun 20 01:34:59 EDT 2010)

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