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pitch (2kxvrpzm)

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2kxvrpzm pitch perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high pitch in music pitch




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  • pitch

    perceptual property in music ordering sounds from low to high

  • custos

    musical symbol at the end of a musical staff, analogous in fuction to a catchword

  • ossia

    musical term

  • solmization

    system associating syllables to musical notes

  • figured bass

    musical notation in which numerals/accidentals show chords to be played in relation to the bass note, used in Baroque music

  • Roman numeral analysis

    Use of Roman numeral symbols in the musical analysis of chords

  • chord symbol

    system for naming chords

  • arpeggio

    notes in a chord played in sequence

  • trill

    musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart

  • mordent

    musical ornament, consisting of a single alternation with the note above or below

  • turn

    musical ornament

  • appoggiatura

    Musical ornament

  • double appoggiatura

    musical ornament

  • glissando

    glide from one pitch to another

  • alternative melody

  • passaggio

  • ad libitum

    Latin expression for "at one's pleasure"

  • musica ficta

    renaissance European music theory term to describe pitches

  • natural sign

    musical sign (accidental) cancelling previous accidentals returning the frequency of the note to the natural/original value

  • clef

    musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes

  • flat sign

    musical sign (accidental) lowering the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))

  • sharp sign

    musical sign (accidental) raising the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone (factor 2^(1/12))

  • realization of figured bass

    practice of expanding figured bass notation into a full accompaniment

  • instrument reconstruction

  • voice leading

    decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition

  • transposition

    operation in music of moving multiple notes by the same interval

  • colla parte

    Musical indication to play another, written-out part, or to an accompanist to look to the main part for guidance on tempo

  • cadenza

    improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists

  • tremolo

    musical term for rapid repetition of a note

  • ornament

    musical flourishes that are not necessary to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line

  • vibrato

    regular, pulsating change of pitch in music

  • octave sign

    Music symbol referring to a phrase or a section of music to be played one octave higher

  • accidental

    note whose pitch is not a member of the scale or mode indicated by the most recently applied key signature

  • organ stop

    part of a pipe organ

  • portamento

    pitch sliding from one note to another

  • plainchant transcription