Glossary of musical terminology From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores‚ music reviews‚ and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian (see also Italian musical terms used in English)‚ in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes‚ the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the
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Chin Music Meaningless talk is “chin music”. “Stop the chin music and give me some solutions.” “His apology was little more than chin music.” Change your Tune “Changing your tune” emphasizes a change of mind/heart. “Frankie wanted to wear a skirt but changed her tune when it started snowing.” “Initially‚ he didn’t like her‚ but he changed his tune when he saw her kindness.” Ring a Bell When something seems familiar‚ it “rings a bell”. “I don’t know him‚ but his face rings a bell.” “This
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Middle Ages Dates: 450-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? The Middle Ages was a time of migrations‚ upheavals‚ and wars. People were divided by three main social classes: nobility‚ peasantry‚ and clergy. 2. Who or what had the power? Nobility 3. Who were learned or literate? Clergy 4. Who were allowed to sing in church? Men and Nuns 5. Most of the music that was notated during the middle ages was sacred or secular? Sacred. But Secular music was
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Data Processing All through the different stages in civilization‚ man has always tried to look for ways to simplify work and to solve problems more efficiently. Many problems involved numbers and quantities‚ so man started looking for easier ways to count‚ to add‚ subtract‚ multiply and divide. As society has grown in both size and complexity‚ so have data that are generated by it through time. Definition of Terms Data – is defined as any collection of facts. Thus sales reports‚ inventory
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Elements in Music - What are the different elements of music? It doesn’t matter what country or race you belongs to‚ there must be an appreciation or love for some genre of music. When we listen to our favourite style of music it definitely has some physical and emotional effect on us. But do we take time to identify the different components that exist in all the different styles of music we listen to? The music we love listening to has special pack of ingredient which is referred to as musical
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heresy was the gravest crime" (Kamien 63). The church controlled everything and it was of greatest importance in this period. "Very little non-Christian music from this period survived‚ due to its suppression by the Church and the absence of music notation " (History of Music). The enormous Gothic Cathedrals and churches demonstrate how powerful and important the church was. The amount of physical labor put into each one shows the devotion of the people to God and the church in the medieval time period
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• What is the concept of place value? Place value means that the value of a digit in a number depends not only on its own natural value but also on its location in the number. It is used interchangeably with the term positional notation. • Place value tells us that the two 4s in the number 3474 have different values‚ that is‚ 400 and 4‚ respectively. A Review of the Decimal Number System • The word “decimal” comes from the Latin word decem‚ meaning ten. •
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“Let us all stand up for the national anthem”. The numerous people‚ creating a large crowd in the huge football stadium‚ stand up. The players of both the teams line up in the centre of the field in a rigid stance. The anthem begins. The camera focuses on all the team members of the country whose anthem is being played‚ tears streaming down the cheeks of a few players in great love‚ respect and patriotism for their beloved country. The anthem surely made them emotional and triggered the love for
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The Importance and Legacy of Rudolf Laban’s Work for Educators In studying and researching the work of Rudolf von Laban I chose to focus on the publication of "Kinetographie Laban" which established his dance notation system‚ referred to as Labanotation‚ and it’s effect on dance education within the broader education community both at the time and today and the many different kinds of benefits this has resulted in. I chose this because of it’s importance and broad reaching effect. It was a huge
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American music of today has spawned from music of the past. As explained in chapter four of the A History of the Music in American Life by Ronald Davis‚ Jamestown is the founding spot of American music. Yet compositions were not conceived until the early eighteenth century with the musical compositions by the drastically differing composers‚ Billings and Hopkinson. Francis Hopkinson was a popular composer of the time but does not change or influence music in society of today. William Billings
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