a type of zither played with fingers or a plectrum, with keys to produce chords
Autoharp
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Arpeggi
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Italian
(Italian) a spread chords played from the top down or from the bottom up
Arpeggio
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Italian
played in a "harp like manner". A spread chord played from the bottom up or from the top down (with a downward pointing arrow…
Abanico
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Spanish
a stylized roll played by the timbalero usually to signify a change in the music; a word used to describe the timbales figure…
Biwa
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a short necked Japanese lute, used in the seventh century in gagaku, with a cranked neck. played with an oversized plectrum.…
Block chords
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where the notes of the entire chord are played simultaneously and structured accordingly in succession
Bulbul tarang
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A banjo like instrument from India. made of a number of strings passing over what resembles a finger board. However, instead…
Extended tertian sonorities
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tall chords; 9th, 11th and 13th chords
Ghost note
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a note is implied in a musical phrase, either not played or otherwise played only faintly for effect