Dictionary: C

clef sign that marks the position of the note C on the staff. See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef

A single finger holding multiple strings on a stringed instrument at the same time. Symbol used in standard notation for guitar. Number indicates w…

discordant or dissonant sound

a note ornament see cadence in Note Ornamentation

songs sung by soldiers while marching

In tonal harmony, cadential 6 4 often appears above scale degree 5 in the bass. It resolves into a dominant and then tonic, strengthening phrase cl…

diminuendo

accelerando

calmed, calming

calm

passion, warmth or animation

passion, warmth or animation

Spanish Easter songs

Caribbean popular musical form often humorous sung by a single guitarist or bands

a flowing style, a walking pace

Campanella (Italian for "little bell") uses alternate string choices so consecutive notes overlap. This creates a resonant, harp like effect and is…

Parisian dance, originating in Paris, involving a line of high kicking women

very fast gigue like dance, in triple or duple compound meter, with a 'skipping' feel

natural sign, used to remove a previously applied accidental

a tune repeated so that the original order of notes is reversed the last note become the first, the penultimate note becomes the second, and so on…

a musical form in which a (second, third, fourth, ….) line starting later than the one before it matches it note for note but such that the parts o…

headphones, microphone and belt pack

traditional Christmas song from Majorca (Spain) about the second coming of Christ

in a singing style

in a singing style

flamenco singer (masc.)

in a singing style (femin.)

light flamenco song

profound Flamenco song style

serious Spanish flamenco song making use of the Phrygian cadence and the word ole

serious Spanish flamenco song making use of the Phrygian cadence and the word ole

flamenco style that has as theme the mines, its men and their difficulties

flamenco songs from the Extremadura region

a Biblical hymn

Lullaby smooth, melodious vocal style

song, melody

Spanish evening song

serious Spanish flamenco song making use of the Phrygian cadence and the word ole

melody at the top of a polyphonic piece, often set over a tenor line

short, simple song

short, simple song

Irish funeral song

chapel

device that clamps to the neck of a guitar and which change its tuning by shortening the sounding length of every string

device that clamps to the neck of a guitar and which change its tuning by shortening the sounding length of every string

device that clamps to the neck of a guitar and which change its tuning by shortening the sounding length of every string

device that clamps to the neck of a guitar and which change its tuning by shortening the sounding length of every string

device that clamps to the neck of a guitar and which change its tuning by shortening the sounding length of every string

chapel

light, quick, sometimes fanciful composition

capriciously

capricious

light, quick, sometimes fanciful composition

light, quick, sometimes fanciful composition

capricious

(1792 1853) See Classical Guitarists and Composers

prisoner's song

caressing

caressing

caressingly

Christmas song

double whole note see Note Values

(1770 1841) See Classical Guitarists and Composers

good, well; (English) a cord made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, lambs or goats, used for strings of early guitars

small 4 stringed instrument from Portugal and the Portuguese speaking countries, used in samba music. inspiration for the Hawaiian ukulele

slow down generally before a return to an earlier tempo

device that can be moved to change the pitch of the flamenco guitar

speedily

quick, speedy

speed

small harp 24 to 34 strings, around 1 metre tall, with curved neck and pillar that is played resting on the knee

logarithmic unit used when measuring the difference between two pitches in an equal tempered scale; one cent is one one hundredth of an equal tempe…

abbreviated form of conferatur meaning 'compare'

popular Arabic music, also known as shaabi

fandango dance from Tarifa, in southern Spain, performed by two women and one man

fourteenth century French term for 'canon', two and three voice canons that imitated bird calls or the sounds of instruments, …..

considered to be the first chachachá, in 1953. As a dance, cha cha became popular in the 1950s and 1960s and is descended from mambo through triple…

a slow stately dance with variations, popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, generally in triple time, played over a ground bass

(Old Eng.) a slow stately dance with variations, popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, generally in triple time, played over a g…

warmth, with warmth

warmth, with warmth

a prefix used to describe small scale musical activities, for example chamber symphony (a symphony for a small ensemble of players), chamber music…

Afro Colombian music style and dance from Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast

rustic

device in strict counterpoint where a non harmonic note is used on an accented beat

the set of chord changes, or harmonies, contained in the central theme or melody around which a piece has been built

change

non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note by skipping over the…

see in Time Signatures

in a singing style

each, every

a musical piece representing a location, mood or personality

small, 5 course, double strung guitar from South America, traditionally made with the shell of an armadillo

colloquial or jazz term for a arrangement or score

improvisations where one player performs a melodic riff and other members in the band take up the theme, often adding additional phrases, each tryi…

who, which

bridge of a stringed instrument

peg of a stringed instrument

unconfused

clearly

clarity

clear

clef

bass clef

C clef

treble clef

Chinese 4 string banjo with aluminum body

guitar

guitar from Calabria (southern Italy), also known as 'Renaissance guitar'. With four or five metal strings

a long necked member of the lute family fitted with extra bass strings, used to accompany solo singers, which was popular in the sixteenth and seve…

performer's technique when playing riffs, improvisations and melodic lines

music sung by a choir

a symphony that includes a chorus

traditional German hymn

a group of notes, normally two or more, played simultaneously

a form of musical notation using vertical and horizontal lines to represent the strings and frets on a guitar that uses numbered dots to show the p…

Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third in bass second invers…

abbreviations for chord names used by players of the guitar, ukulele….

a form of music in which a single melody is accompanied by sets of chords, instead of a competing counter melody

a fairly large choir; a refrain of a song

a scale in which all the intervals between succeeding notes is a semitone (half note)

a note that does not form part of the major or natural, melodic or harmonic minor scales

Scale composed of twelve half steps see Musical Scales

accidentals

chromatic

Plagal Cadence. A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence would…

A single finger holding multiple strings on a stringed instrument at the same time. Symbol used in standard notation for guitar. Roman numeral (aft…

slow stately dance with variations, popular during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, generally in triple time, played over a ground bass

five

five

fifth

that is

chain of intervals. each interval a fifth, after passing through every note of the scale returns to a note, several octaves different, from that on…

containing partials that are not part of the natural harmonic series. Clangorous tones often sound bell like

members of an audience, hired by a performer, usually to respond rapturously and loudly during the performance including calling for frequent encor…

a period in music generally understood to be between 1750 and 1820; music that is has an enduring quality

a period in music generally understood to be between 1750 and 1820; music that is has an enduring quality

five note, two bar rhythmic pattern which generates rhythmic measurement and is the foundation and backbone of salsa

symbol placed on the left of the stave which establishes the relationship between notes and their position on the staff lines and spaces See clef i…

clef sign that shows the position of F on the staff, for example, the bass clef See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef

clef sign that shows the position of G on the staff, for example, the treble clef See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef

technique for reinforcing the live sound of a musical or band with recorded sound from one track of a tape. The other track of the tape consists of…

a cadence in which the last note sounds conclusive; that note, termed the 'final', which is the central note of the melody; the second ending of a…

cadence

a form of harmony where the harmonizing notes lie close to the melody

second of two endings in a secular medieval work, usually cadencing on the final

passage ended onto the end of a composition see in Repeats, D.S.,D.C....

see in Repeats, D.S.,D.C....

the flag attached to the tail of a note to show its length

the flags attached to the tail of a note to show their length

a passage within a composition in sonata form which, while resembling a coda, occurs at the end of the exposition rather than at the end of the pie…

with the

with the

to follow the speed of the singer

with the

with the

with the

to follow the speed of the singer

to follow the speed of the singer

a technique where musical fragments from other compositions are overlapped within a new work

with the

flamenco style influenced by South American rhythms

third note heard when two notes are played simultaneously, resultant tone

Small group of musicians, usually four to six

as, like, as if

as before

comic

as, like, as if

one for which a composer is given a contract

a chord containing a root, third, and fifth

the meter of a four line stanza with eight, six, eight and six syllables per line

the meter of a four line stanza with eight, six, eight and six syllables per line

a note that remains the same between two different chords

the time signature 4/4 See common time in Elements of a Musical Score see in Time Signatures

a note that remains the same between two different chords

comfortably, conveniently, moderately

at an easy pace, comfortable, moderate

abbreviation of 'composed'

musical gathering

the range of an instrument

pleasing

pleasingly

pleasure

the practice of supplying background music comprised of chords while a soloist is improvising

Plagal Cadence. A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence would…

a time signature such as 4+2+3 / 8

a time signature such as 4+2+3 / 8

composed

composed

a person who writes music

the music that a composer writes

standard chord with an added octave in the bass

an interval greater than an octave, for example, a ninth, an eleventh, a thirteenth

to count

with

with love, lovingly

with spirit

forcefully, vigorously

with fire

with grandeur

play with emotion

with mutes

with mute

musical performance in front of an audience

the first violinist or leader of an orchestra

single movement concert piece for orchestra

the pitch to which an ensemble tunes, typically a'= 440Hz

the first violinist or leader of an orchestra

in the form of a concerto, where there is interplay between the performers

in the form of a concerto, where there is interplay between the performers

a shorter work

ensemble music for voice(s) and instrument(s) (seventeenth century

agitation

agitated, roused, stirred

agitation

a chord, or group of notes complete and in total harmony with each other

a chord, or group of notes complete and in total harmony with each other

to direct a performance by an ensemble

a person who conducts

in which a theme moves by no more than a tone or semitone from one note to the next

a note that is held between adjacent chords

a progression where the harmonic interval between the parts remains fixed in octaves, in thirds, in fourths……..

where musicians study

where musicians study

where musicians study

to preserve, to retain

tale

a term applied to any music written within the last forty or fifty years

Renaissance polyphonic style where subjects move between the lines or voices, often overlapping one another

a prefix indicating that the pitch of an instrument is usually one octave lower

double bass

double bass

popular eighteenth century French dance form

two voices moving in opposite directions

the use of differentiated tempi, timbres, dynamics or time signatures

double bass

popular eighteenth century French dance form

restrained, unemotional performance with lush harmonies, moderate volume levels and tempos

Spanish songs set to popular poems

stanzas

piece with bell like effects

piece with bell like effects

string

strings

string

strings

open string

open string

dance accompanied by song

choir, chorus

musical symbol placed over a note or rest to extend its normal duration

short

short

short

short

(1806 1883) See Classical Guitarists and Composers

a melody designed to fit against a more important line

Counterpoint is central to baroque and classical repertoire and influences guitar transcription practice. Players often shape each voice distinctly…

secondary theme of a fugue

secondary theme of a fugue

popular eighteenth century French dance form

duplet, a two note slur, an episode in an early French rondeau

Rapid French dance in triple meter time

pair or more of strings tuned to the same note or an octave apart

a piece of counterpoint in which one part is identical to another, but backwards

The composer and/or arranger of a piece. See Elements of Standard Notation for Classical Guitar see Elements of Tablature for Classical Guitar

increasingly loud see crescendo in Phrasing Symbols see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols

increasingly loud and getting steadily faster

eighth note see Note Values

flag attached to the tail of a note to show its length

flags attached to the tail of a note to show its length

eighth note see Note Values

chromatic

chromatic

chromatic

chromatic

merging of styles

quarter note see Note Values

quarter rest

a phrase that begins on the downbeat of a bar and ends at the end of a bar

brassy

dark, somber

quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two See cut time in Elements of a Musical Score see in Time Signatures

several movements or pieces designed to be played in succession

work in which some or all of the movements share related material

cycle