the changing of the pitch of a piece without changing anything else
Transposition
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Absolute pitch
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perfect pitch, a strong conscious or unconscious memory of musical pitch
Relative pitch
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an ability to identify one pitch with reference to another given pitch
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…
Turn the rhythm around
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changing the rhythm of a piece of music over several bars to establish a new meter
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
Accidentals
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Notation
Accidentals are symbols placed before notes: sharp ( ) raises a pitch flat ( ) lowers a pitch natural cancels previous altera…
Beat
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rhythmic pulse in a piece of music; a throbbing or undulating effect taking place in rapid succession when two notes not quit…
Character piece
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a musical piece representing a location, mood or personality