| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) |
12-tone music
,
12-tone system
,
twelve-tone music
,
twelve-tone system
|
| choir music unaccompanied |
a cappella
|
| United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990) |
Aaron Copland
,
Copland
|
| gradually increasing tempo of music |
accelerando
|
| emphasis given speech, music |
accent
|
| music suggesting drug-induced experiences |
acid rock
|
| musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience |
acid rock
,
psychedelic rock
|
| slow movement in music |
adagio
|
| (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) |
adagio
|
| serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer |
aficionado
|
| music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses |
African-American music
,
black music
|
| Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935) |
Alban Berg
,
Berg
|
| Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915) |
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin
,
Aleksandr Scriabin
,
Scriabin
|
| cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic |
amen cadence
,
plagal cadence
|
| slow, as in music |
andante
,
largo
,
lento
,
tardo
|
| Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896) |
Anton Bruckner
,
Bruckner
|
| (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis |
Apollo
,
Phoebus
,
Phoebus Apollo
|
| Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978) |
Aram Ilich Khachaturian
,
Aram Khachaturian
,
Khachaturian
|
| Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978) |
Aram Kachaturian
,
Kachaturian
|
| solo vocal piece that is accompanied by music and is part of a larger work |
aria
|
