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Mezzo

Music; Classical

The voice between soprano and alto. Also, in sheet music, a direction for the tempo to be played at medium speed.

Symphonic (or 'tone') poem

Music; Classical

A descriptive orchestral piece in which the music conveys a scene or relates a story; c1850 to present.

Minimalism

Music; Classical

Term describing a late 20th century style characterised by the slowing down of musical processes through the repetition-with-variation of short fragments.

System

Music; Classical

A combination of two or more staves on which all the notes are vertically aligned and performed simultaneously in differing registers and instruments.