ivory picks used to play the Japanese koto
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Koto
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a 13 string Japanese zither of Chinese origin. about 6 feet long. laid horizontally with waxed silken strings stretched tight…
Abgestossen
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German
to play notes detached, to play staccato
Ablösen
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German
to play notes detached, to play staccato
Absetzen
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German
to play notes detached, to play staccato
Abstossen
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German
to play notes detached, to play staccato
Alternative fingering
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substitute fingering, often used to provide tonal contrast; also used to make the playing of passage work easier
Biwa
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a short necked Japanese lute, used in the seventh century in gagaku, with a cranked neck. played with an oversized plectrum.…
Line
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used graphically to denote ends of bars, the pitches of notes, articulation , used to describe aspects of melody