a Slavonic folk ballad, alternately slow and quick, often in a minor key
Dumka
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Diatonic scale
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any scale of the major, natural minor, melodic minor or harmonic minor scales based on a particular key note
Key Center
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Theory
A key center organizes harmonic tension and release around a tonic. Identifying key center helps performers shape phrasing, c…
Minor Scale
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having the interval of a minor third between the first and third degrees of the scale See Table of Key Signatures See Table o…
Relative Major and Minor
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Theory
Relative keys use identical accidentals but center on different tonic notes. Example: C major and A minor share no sharps or…
Strathspey
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a slow Scottish dance, often coupled with the quick reel
Ektar
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folk instrument used to provide a drone as well as simple rhythmic accompaniment to folk songs in the Indian subcontinent, on…
Ancient minor scale
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the natural minor scale
Ballad
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a narrative song, often sentimental, with verses alternating with a refrain