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Whole-tone scale
Music; Classical

A scale, used sometimes by Debussy, comprising only six notes to the octave, all at the interval of the whole tone (i.e. two semitones).

Pastoral
Music; Classical

A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.

Etude
Music; Classical

Literally, a 'study'; especially, a piece written for purposes of practising or displaying technique.

Wind (instrument)
Music; Classical

A woodwind or brass instrument (an instrument played by blowing into it or otherwise setting the air in motion inside it with one's lips).

Opus
Music; Classical

Work; opus numbers provide a means of cataloguing a composer's compositions.

Da capo
Music; Classical

In sheet music, an instruction to repeat the beginning of the piece before stopping on the final chord.

Tutee
Music; Classical

Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.

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