one for which a composer is given a contract
Commissioned work
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Cut time
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quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two See cut time in Elements of a Musical Score see in T…
Riddle canon
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a canon in which the composer has left it to the performer to choose at which point and at which pitch the following voice(s)…
String quartet
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a quartet formed of one first violinist, one second violinist, one violist and one cellist
Alla breve
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cut time; used for quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two
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
Preparation
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a harmonic device in which a note which causes a chord to be discordant is used in the previous chord within which it is conc…
Shanty
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a sea song which has a chorus, which is sung by all, and verses that are usually sung by only one voice
Syllabic
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a musical setting is syllabic when one and only one note is related to one syllable in the text