two or more texts set simultaneously in a composition
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Arrange
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to set a work originally written for one instrument (or set of instruments) for another instrument or set of instruments
Bitonal
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where two keys are used simultaneously, originating from the use of modes, common in pre baroque, folk style and more modern…
Bitonality
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where two keys are used simultaneously, originating from the use of modes, common in pre baroque, folk style and more modern…
Chord
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a group of notes, normally two or more, played simultaneously
Doppelgriffe
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German
double stop, a technique of playing two separate notes simultaneously by using two separate strings on a stringed instrument
Double stopping
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a string instrument technique in which the player, placing two fingers on adjacent strings and playing two strings simultaneo…
Multiphonics
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performing two or more tones simultaneously
Multiple stopping
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performing two or more notes simultaneously on a violin, etc.