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Classical Works - Classical music terms Category: Music and Sound > Classical music Date & country: 25/04/2012, UK Words: 218

Trio
A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three persons

Triple time
Time signature with three beats to the measure.

Triplet
Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.

Tritone
A chord comprised of three whole tones resulting in an augmented fourth or diminished fifth.

Tune
A rhythmic succession of musical tones, a melody for instruments and voices.

Tuning
The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.

Tutti
Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.

Twelve-tone music
Music composed such that each note is used the same number of times.

Unison
Two or more voices or instruments playing the same note simultaneously.

Verismo
A form of Italian opera beginning at the end of the 19th century. The setting is contemporary to the composer

Vibrato
Creating variation pitch in a note by quickly alternating between notes.

Virtuoso
A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.

Vivace
Direction to performer to play a composition in a brisk, lively, and spirited manner.

Voice
One of two or more parts in polyphonic music. Voice refers to instrumental parts as well as the singing voice.

Waltz
A dance written in triple time, where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.

Whole note
A whole note is equal to 2 half notes, 4 quarter notes, 8 eighth notes, etc.

Whole-tone scale
A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.

A cappella
One or more vocalists performing without an accompaniment.