a technique where musical fragments from other compositions are overlapped within a new work
Collage
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Broken chord
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an arpeggiated chord where the notes are played one after the other
Hemiola
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…
Hemiolia
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…
Exposition
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the part of a work where the principal themes are first stated
Open form
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a work in which the performer decides which order to play the material, where to start and where to stop
Click track
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technique for reinforcing the live sound of a musical or band with recorded sound from one track of a tape. The other track o…
Chase
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improvisations where one player performs a melodic riff and other members in the band take up the theme, often adding additio…
Broken octaves
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where alternate notes are played an octave apart