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Modulation

Music; General music

The process of changing from one key to another.

Transposition

Music; General music

Shifting a piece of music to a different pitch level.

Exoticism

Music; General music

Musical style in which rhythms, melodies or instruments evoke the colour and atmosphere of far-off lands.

Cantus firmus

Music; General music

Fixed melody, usually of very long notes, often based on a fragment of Gregorian chant that served as the structural basis for a polyphonic composition, particularly in the Renaissance.

Tremolo

Music; General music

Rapid repetition of a tone; can be achieved instrumentally or vocally.

Exposition

Music; General music

Opening section. In the fugue, the first section in which the voices enter in turn with the subject. In sonata-allegro form, the first section in which the major thematic material is stated. Also ...