* bend: jazz term referring either to establishing a pitch, sliding down half a step and returning to the original pitch or sliding up half a step from the original note. * beschleunigte (Ger): accelerated, as in mit beschleunigter Geschwindigkeit, at an accelerated tempo * bewegt (Ger...
Musical termAlternativesDefinition / meaningLanguageNotes affetuosoaffectionate, tenderItalian affrettandohurryingItalian amabile"amiable", pleasantItalian appassionatopassionatelyItalian calandogetting softer, dying away (perhaps also slowing down)Italian
Kapellmeister - The Kapellmeister is the director of music (= Italian: maestro di cappella; French: maître de chapelle) of a musical establishment, either of a king or prince, or of an opera-house or municipality. The term Kapellmeistermusik has a pejorative implication, suggesting music ...
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...
speeding it up. Slowing down helps you to focus more on errors you make, creating a higher degree of precision. Working this way helps mitigate the risk of creating unhelpful neural pathways in the myelination process while bolstering the useful connections requir...
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...
In summary, extensive neurophysiological and neuroimaging research has explored the brain changes associated with aging, highlighting alterations in automatic predictive mechanisms. Despite these advancements, the impact of aging on conscious predictive processes, particularly pertaining to the long-term recognit...
Pat Junior’s third album,Gold Fangs on Sunday,features the Raleigh hip-hop auteur’s usual closely observed and—to use his favorite term—vulnerable discussions of mental health, self-care, racism, joy, and all platonic forms of love. As always, he raps with old-fashioned clarity and dext...
President. But speaking to your point about his age, I think that one of the reasons why he was slowing down in 2018 was that he was getting closer and closer to a story about people who enter a room that they can’t get out of. That must have been working on him subconsciously. ...
This chapter focuses on whether the term “musical prosody” captures general principles of musical expression above and beyond individualistic features of musical interpretation. Access through your organization Check access to the full text by signing in through your organization. Access through your ...