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Trio sonata

Music; General music

Baroque chamber sonata type written in three parts: two melody lines and the basso continuo; requires a total of four players to perform.

Duple metre

Music; General music

Basic metrical pattern of two beats to a measure.

Recapitulation

Music; General music

Third section of sonata-allegro form, in which the thematic material of the exposition is restated, generally in the tonic. Also restatement.

Bongo

Music; General music

A pair of small drums of differing pitches, held between the legs and struck with both hands, of Afro-Cuban origin.

Metre

Music; General music

Organisation of rhythm in time; the grouping of beats into larger, regular patterns, notated as measures. In simple meters, such as duple, triple, and quadruple, each beat subdivides into two; in ...

Tin whistle

Music; General music

Small metal end-blown flute commonly used in Irish traditional music.

Duplum

Music; General music

Second voice of a polyphonic work, especially the mediaeval motet.

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