a work in which the performer decides which order to play the material, where to start and where to stop
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Cyclic form
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work in which some or all of the movements share related material
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)…
Ternary form
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a three section form in which the first section A is repeated, often with some changes, after a middle section B, thus the fo…
Development
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a musical form during which thematic material, introduced earlier, is greatly extended
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…
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…
Tap dance
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a dance form in which the performer taps out rhythms and patterns with his or her heels and toes while wearing special shoes…
Tuning peg
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a peg, usually of wood, or a pin, usually of steel, around which a string runs, and which, when turned, increases or decrease…