Music that is unstable and unpredictable.
The final resting place of the music.
Signal or pulse that marks the passing of time in more or less regular segments of equal duration.
The way a note is articulated, from legato to staccato.
Meaning short and detached, with distinct precision.
Instruments that are played by striking them.
A series of three or more transpositions in a regular ascending or regular descending pattern.
Pitches of different frequencies.
A sound produced by the vibration of a tightly stretched membrane.
A sound produced by the vibration of a string.
Means gradually getting softer.
Meaning to play as fast as possible.
A sound produced from the body of the instrument vibrating, where it can be either struck, plucked, friction, or blown.
Organized movement in time, length of pitches.
Instruments that require the movement of a string to create vibrations that create sound.
Meaning moderate speed--not fast, not slow.
Sound produced by vibrating air.
A beat counted as "two" or "four" in 4/4 rhythm
Two or more different pitches strung together.
Three or more notes played together.
A grouping of beats, most often in two or threes, in which the first beat of the group has a greater stress placed on it than on the subsequent beats.
A single steady musical sound or the written symbol representing that sound.