an instrumental dance form similar to the chaconne in which there is continuing repetition of a theme
Passacaglia
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Open form
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a work in which the performer decides which order to play the material, where to start and where to stop
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…
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…
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…
Theme
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a group of notes, also called a melody, that will form the basis for a work that includes the theme's repetition and/or devel…
Basse dance
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a very early dance type, in which the feet are kept close to the ground
Country dance
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popular eighteenth century French dance form
Fugue
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form in which a subject theme is introduced and then extended and developed through some number of successive imitations