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Rondo/ronde

Music; Classical

An instrumental form in which the first or main section is repeated between subsidiary sections and to conclude the piece; usually in lively tempo.

Idee fixe

Music; Classical

Term used by Berlioz for a recurring theme used in all the movements of his Symphonie Fantastique.

Avant-garde

Music; Classical

French for 'in advance'; term used in all the arts to describe any work, style, or school that is considered in its own time to be radical, consciously breaking from previous tradition.

Imitation, imitative counterpoint

Music; Classical

A polyphonic musical texture in which the various melodic lines use approximately the same themes.

Bagatelle

Music; Classical

A short, light instrumental piece of music of no specified form, usually for piano.

Round

Music; Classical

A canon where the melody is sung in two or more voices. After the first voice begins, the next voice starts singing after a couple of measures are played in the preceding voice. All parts repeat ...