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trouvère poet-musician who appeared in northern France and influenced the development of the chanson
trumpet a brass instrument of the soprano range
tuba a brass instrument of the bass range tutti (Italian for “all”) the full orchestra or
full performing force
twelve-tone composition a method of composing music devised by Arnold Schoenberg that has each of the twelve notes of the chromatic scale sound in a fixed, regularly recurring order
unison two or more voices or instrumental parts singing or playing the same pitch
variation process employed by a composer to alter melody or harmony in some way
venue the place where music is performed verismo opera the Italian word for realistic
opera
vielle medieval fiddle
Viennese School group of Classical composers, including Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, whose careers all unfolded in Vienna
viola a string instrument, the alto member of the violin family
violin a string instrument, the soprano member of the violin family
violoncello (see cello)
virtuoso an instrumental performer or singer possessing extraordinary technical facility
vocal ensemble in opera, a group of four or more solo singers, usually the principals
walking bass a bass line that moves at a moderate pace, mostly in equal note values, and often stepwise up or down the scale
woodwind family a group of instruments initially constructed of wood; most
make their sound with the aid of a
single or double reed; includes the flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, English horn, and bassoon
word painting the process of depicting the text in music, be it subtly, overtly, or even jokingly, by means of expressive musical devices
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