A generic term used to designate the leader of a band. Although this term can be applied to any person that leads a band, it is most often associated with the leader of a military band, concert band symphonic band, or marching band. The bandmaster is generally the director or conductor ...
Assai Term used to modify tempo markings (allegro ___ = very fast) Attacca A musical directive for the performer to begin the next movement or section of a composition immediately and without pause Attack The method and clearness of beginning a phrase Belebend In a lively, animated and often...
* fall: jazz term describing a note of definite pitch sliding downwards to another note of definite pitch. * falsetto: vocal register above the normal voice * fermata: finished, closed; i.e., a rest or note is to be held for a duration that is at the discretion of the performer or ...
Actually, the idiom “plumbing the depth” originated as a nautical term. A sailor is instructed to lower a lead weight tied to a length of rope until it reached the bottom. Doing so enables the nautical crew to measure the depth of a planned deep sea exploration. Grammatically, when used...
She softly sings the ‘crystal-song’ refrain in her mother’s ear. Ramaka staged this famous aria very differently from Bizet’s. As analysed previously, Karmen sings it in the idealised scene with Majiguène, then to her mother. In Bizet’s opera, it is sung in the first act after ...
We have used the term "tune" here for ease of reference and to reflect the experiential basis of this cue which is fundamental to western music. Experiment 1 reports our attempts to reproduce Deutsch's results with various changesin stimulus param- eters and procedures, draws attention to the...
The Arabic term, actually refers to bowed musical instruments in general. The first recorded mention of the Arab rabāb instrument was in the 10th century. It was said to have been introduced by the Arab to Spain in the 11th century. During the 14th century, the rabāb developed into a ...
Endings – however important they may be to our long-term health and wellness – are never easy, and Bathe Alone’s latest LP is the product of multiple endings that all culminated around the same time for the Atlanta, Georgia-based artist. Fueled by grief yet full of life, its songs ar...
Things darken further with a peek behind the classroom curtain. Turns out, monsters are very real in this world — they’re just not lurking under beds. Matilda’s parents, the terrifying Ms. Trunchbull, and even the quiet suffering of Miss Honey bring a new twist to the term “childhood...
this may be overstated. It is also stated that the system can generate signals representative of audible music by synthesis or sample playback. However, since it is unable to play an accompaniment of ad-lib chord music with a single play button, apparently the term sample applies only to spe...