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 until the first becomes the last
Cancrizans
Language: Latin
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a compositional technique where the choice of pitch, rhythmic value and order of events is left to chance
Canon
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a musical form in which a (second, third, fourth, ….) line starting later than the one before it matches it note for note but…
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Aleatoric
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a compositional technique where the choice of pitch, rhythmic value and order of events is left to chance
Cantus
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melody at the top of a polyphonic piece, often set over a tenor line
Clos
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a cadence in which the last note sounds conclusive; that note, termed the 'final', which is the central note of the melody; t…
Combination note
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third note heard when two notes are played simultaneously, resultant tone
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abbreviated form of conferatur meaning 'compare'