4 Terms
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General music
Programme symphony
Music; General music
Multimovement programmatic orchestral work, typically from the nineteenth century.
Basse danse
Music; General music
Graceful court dance of the early Renaissance; an older version of the pavane.
March
Music; General music
A style incorporating characteristics of military music, including strongly accented duple-meter in simple, repetitive rhythmic patterns.
Texture
Music; General music
The interweaving of melodic (horizontal) and harmonic (vertical) elements in the musical fabric. Texture is generally described as monophonic (single line), heterophonic (elaboration on a single ...
Basso continuo
Music; General music
Italian for "continuous bass". See figured bass. Also refers to performance group with a bass, chordal instrument (harpsichord, organ), and one bass melody instrument (cello, bassoon).
Marching band
Music; General music
Instrumental ensemble for entertainment at sports events and parades, consisting of wind and percussion instruments, drum majors/majorettes, and baton twirlers.
