the try-out that a musician must go through before he or she is accepted into an ensemble; also the try-outs for a solo role or performance
Audition
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Authenticity
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a term originally used to describe an approach to the performance and understanding of music that relied on evidence from the…
Accompagnato
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Italian
accompanied, accompanying; where the accompanist must follow the singer allowing the singer to vary the tempo as he or she wi…
Break
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provides a solo instrumentalist, usually the leader of a jazz or Blue Grass group, to play without the rest of the ensemble
Conduct
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to direct a performance by an ensemble
Sound check
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a thorough test of the sound system before a performance
Voluntary
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a keyboard piece in a free style; an organ solo played before and after an Anglican church service
Auch
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German
also, but
Aufführung
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German
performance