a poetic and musical foot consisting of two syllables, the first short, the second long
Iambic
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Anapest
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musical foot comprising two short notes or syllables, followed by one long
Cancrizans
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a tune repeated so that the original order of notes is reversed the last note become the first, the penultimate note becomes…
First ending
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where a section is repeated, the composer may wish to vary the sectional ending, whether first ending or second ending, as a…
Rounded binary
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compositional form with two sections, in which the second ends with a return to material from the first, each section is usua…
Scotch snap
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a rhythmic figure consisting of a short note on the beat followed by a long note which is then held until the next beat
Imperfect Cadence
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Incipit
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the first line, or first few works, of a work, often used to identify it
Interlude
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a short piece played between two larger ones