Contrary motion

Reverse motion

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imitation in contrary motion, that is, the ascending intervals are changed to descending intervals and the descending interva…

Doppelgriffe

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German

double stop, a technique of playing two separate notes simultaneously by using two separate strings on a stringed instrument

À deux

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French

for two performers or two instruments

A due

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Italian

for two performers or two instruments

Bicinium

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a song for two voices

Double stem

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when two voices or parts are written on the same staff and play the same note

Double stopping

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a string instrument technique in which the player, placing two fingers on adjacent strings and playing two strings simultaneo…

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…