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sonata-allegro form/səˈnɑːtə əˈlɛɡroʊ fɔːrm/
Sonata form
gabbas/ˈɡæbəs/
A subgenre of hardcore techno characterised by an intense, distorted kick sound and controversial lyrics or samples.
incidental music/ˌɪnsɪˈdentəl ˈmjuːzɪk/ /ˌɪnsɪˈdentəl ˈmjuzɪk/
Music that is played as a background to a film, television programme, video game, etc.
cord/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/
A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
pastorale/ˌpæs.təˈrɑː.leɪ/ /ˌpɑː.stəˈrɑː.leɪ/
A play or a musical product which has a pastoral subject.
arias/ˈɑːriːəz/ /ˈɛəriːəz/
A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
fader/ˈfeɪdə/
A device used to control sound volume.
wind bands/ˈwɪndˌbændz/
A musical group consisting solely of woodwind and brass instruments.
tenson/ˈtɛnsən/
A form of lyric poem used by troubadours in Provençal in which two voices present different sides of an argument, in alternate stanzas, lines, or groups of lines with identical structure.
buffeting/ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ/ /ˈbʌfətɪŋ/
To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.