3 Terms
Contributors in General music
General music
Traditional music
Music; General music
Music that is learned by oral transmission and is easily sung or played by most people; may exist in variant forms. Also folk music.
Response
Music; General music
Short choral answer to a solo verse; an element of liturgical dialogue.
Cantata
Music; General music
Vocal genre for solo singers, chorus and instrumentalists based on a lyric or dramatic poetic narrative. It generally consists of several movements including recitatives, arias and ensemble numbers.
Modified strophic form
Music; General music
Song structure that combines elements of strophic and through-composed forms; a variation of strophic form in which a section might have a new key, rhythm, or varied melodic pattern.
Euphonium
Music; General music
Tenor-range brass instrument resembling the tuba. Also baritone horn.
Responsorial singing
Music; General music
Singing, especially in Gregorian chant, in which a soloist or a group of soloists alternates with the choir. See also call and response.
