to move; to play a piece in a different key or one or more octaves higher or lower than it was originally written, the better to suit the instrument
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to rearrange music for instruments other than those for which the work was originally written
Transcription
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music for instruments other than those for which the work was originally written
Trio
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a piece played by three players; a piece of music to be play such a group; a contrasted section between two performances of a…
Tail piece
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a piece of metal or wood at the lower end of a stringed instrument to which the strings are attached
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
Disjunct
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where the notes in a melody move in leaps, intervals greater than a tone, rather than from note to neighbouring notes only a…
Key Center
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Theory
A key center organizes harmonic tension and release around a tonic. Identifying key center helps performers shape phrasing, c…
Signature
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signs placed on the clef to mark the number and position of the sharps or flats in the key in which the piece is being writte…