Dictionary: Q

a seven string fretless zither often referred to in the West as The Scholar's Lute

natural sign, the sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened or flattened

a sound system that uses four independent speakers, Surround Sound

a prefix indicating four elements

sixty fourth note see Note Values

Tuplet markings define timing relationships that differ from the basic beat subdivision. For classical guitar players, clear counting and even arti…

the fourth voice

agony

agonized

as much, so much

a sixteenth rest

chords built of the interval of a fourth or fifth

a note one quarter the time value of a whole note see Note Values

a rest one quarter the time value of a whole rest

a microtonal interval half that of a semitone

fourth

as if, almost, in the manner of

four

a voice pitched a fifth above the treble

fourth

four

eighth note see Note Values

a eighth note

a eighth rest

that, as

music from the French speaking Canadian province of Quebec

cry of anguish in flamenco singing

some

this

this

this

a dance popular in the 1920's in duple meter, a version of the foxtrot; a fast march

quietest

quiet, calm, serene

a transition note

a double octave or a 15th

the interval of a fifth

fifth,an interval of five diatonic degrees, counting the first and last degree

a double octave or a 15th

chords built of the interval of a fourth or fifth

harmony based on the interval of a fifth, rather than thirds

a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work

a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work

a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work

a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work

fifth, an interval of five diatonic degrees, counting the first and last degree

a work for five independent parts, a body of players who would perform such a work

a prefix indicating five elements, for example, quintuple time (the time signature 5/4, 5/8, and so on)

five notes played in the time of four or six, according to the time signature

the fifth voice in a sixteenth century composition having five or more vocal parts, sometimes a 'descant' or 'countermelody' added above the usual…

to leave, to quit

a fanciful combination of airs, a fantasia, a medley, a collection of different tunes or fragments of composition brought together as a joke

music that parodies another work or works, presenting them in a new style or guise