LESSON 29: WORDS ABOUT MUSIC
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LESSON 29: WORDS ABOUT MUSIC
LESSON 29: WORDS ABOUT MUSICRiClauSebA CAPELLAWithout musical accompaniment
ARIAA solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment, as in an opera
CACOPHONYA harsh, unpleasant, or jarring mixture of sounds
HONKHONKCADENCEThe balance or rhythmic flow of music, speech, poetry, or movement
CRESCENDOA gradual increase in volume, force, or intensity of sound
DISSONANCEA harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds
EEKBOINGSCREECHOde to Joy by a monkeyLIBRETTOThe text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
MOTIFA short rhythm or melody repeated or evoked many times in a work of music
SONATAA composition of three or four independent movements, written for one or more solo instruments, one of which is usually a keyboard instrument
STACCATOSharp; harsh; shrill.
Oh, what a sound.