Dictionary: Q
Browse dictionary terms that begin with Q.
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Qin
Chinesea seven string fretless zither often referred to in the West as The Scholar's Lute
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Quadrat
Germannatural sign, the sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened or flattened
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Quadrophonic
a sound system that uses four independent speakers, Surround Sound
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Quadruple
a prefix indicating four elements
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Quadruple-croche
Frenchsixty fourth note see Note Values
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Quadruplet
NotationTuplet markings define timing relationships that differ from the basic beat subdivision. For classical guitar players, clear counting and even arti…
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Quadruplum
the fourth voice
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Qual
Germanagony
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Qualvoll
Germanagonized
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Quanto
Italianas much, so much
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Quart de soupir
a sixteenth rest
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Quartal
chords built of the interval of a fourth or fifth
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Quarter note
a note one quarter the time value of a whole note see Note Values
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Quarter rest
a rest one quarter the time value of a whole rest
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Quarter-tone
a microtonal interval half that of a semitone
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Quarto
Italianfourth
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Quasi
Italianas if, almost, in the manner of
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Quatre
Frenchfour
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Quatreble
a voice pitched a fifth above the treble
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Quatrième
Frenchfourth
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Quattro
Italianfour
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Quaver
Englisheighth note see Note Values
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Quaver
a eighth note
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Quaver rest
a eighth rest
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Que
Frenchthat, as
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Quebecois
music from the French speaking Canadian province of Quebec
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Quejumbre
cry of anguish in flamenco singing
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Quelque
Frenchsome
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Quelques
Italianthis
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Questa
Italianthis
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Questo
Italianthis
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Quickstep
a dance popular in the 1920's in duple meter, a version of the foxtrot; a fast march
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Quietissimo
Italianquietest
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Quieto
Italianquiet, calm, serene
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Quilisma
a transition note
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Quindecima
Italiana double octave or a 15th
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Quint
the interval of a fifth
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Quinta
Italianfifth,an interval of five diatonic degrees, counting the first and last degree
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Quintadecima
Italiana double octave or a 15th
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Quintal chords
chords built of the interval of a fourth or fifth
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Quintal harmony
harmony based on the interval of a fifth, rather than thirds
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Quintet
Englisha work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
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Quintett
Germana work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
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Quintette
Frencha work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
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Quintetto
Italiana work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
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Quinto
Italianfifth, an interval of five diatonic degrees, counting the first and last degree
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Quintuor
Frencha work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work
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Quintuple
a prefix indicating five elements, for example, quintuple time (the time signature 5/4, 5/8, and so on)
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Quintuplet
five notes played in the time of four or six, according to the time signature
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Quintus
Latinthe fifth voice in a sixteenth century composition having five or more vocal parts, sometimes a 'descant' or 'countermelody' added above the usual…
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Quitter
Frenchto leave, to quit
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Quodlibet
a fanciful combination of airs, a fantasia, a medley, a collection of different tunes or fragments of composition brought together as a joke
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Quotation music
music that parodies another work or works, presenting them in a new style or guise