introduction of folk melodies, rhythms or characteristic harmonic progressions into orchestral or chamber music
Folk elements
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Flag
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line(s) extending from the right side of a stem of a note. Indicating an eighth note or smaller See Flag in Elements of a Mus…
Chamber
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Elements of a Musical Score
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Left hand fingerings
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Primitivism
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Stem
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Exoticism
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Accent
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