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Tritone
Music; Classical

A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.

Organum
Music; Classical

Liturgical music, based on existing plainsong,, used to set prose; the earliest genre of mediaeval polyphonic music.

Divertimento/divertissement
Music; Classical

A style of light, often occasion-specific, instrumental music arranged in several movements; especially popular in the mid to late 18th century.

Verismo
Music; Classical

Italian for 'realism'; originally a type of 19th century Italian opera which depicted and centred on characters who were socially marginal, often the lower classes.

Drone
Music; Classical

Dull, monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.

Ostinato
Music; Classical

A repeated phrase.

Vibrato
Music; Classical

Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.

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