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Any chord which contains an augmented interval that is a chord where the interval of the notes is extended by a semi-tone | |
Instruction for music to be performed in a singing style | |
The solo instruments in a jazz ensemble | |
A 'bent' note between the minor and major third | |
A studio effect ranging from subtle swirling sounds to jet plane effects | |
A chord made up of super imposed minor third intervals | |
Rhythms that literally cross the usual pattern of accented and unaccented beats creating a regular irregular accents and syncopated effects | |
Hour glass shaped talking drum held under the arm and played with the hand | |
Different ways of 'spelling' the same pitch; for example, B flat and A sharp | |
The last section of a vocal raga; a fixed composition in the form of a song | |
Replacing one chord with another | |
literally an ornament - 'a crushed note' played as quickly as possible before the main note | |
Goblet shaped drum from West Africa | |
A solo voice piece with instrumental accompaniment in an Opera | |
A long note of 8 crotchet beat duration | |
The simultaneous sounding together of two or more notes | |
A chord with the third in the bass | |
A time signature where the beat is dotted and subdivides into groups of three | |
In a Tala, these are the independant rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations | |
A linking passage often used to change the key of the music (modulate) in preparation for the second subject | |
Repetitions of a sound after a set time interval, usually at a lower volume | |
A chord in which one of the notes has been sharpened or flattened to become a chromatic note | |
Moving by semi-tones up or down | |
The 6 semitones not used in the first hexachord | |
Double headed drum (in several different sizes) played with sticks | |
Made smaller by a semitone | |