Many musical terms are in

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because, in Europe, the vast majority of the most important early composers from the

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to the Baroque period were Italian. That period is when numerous musical indications were used extensively for the first time.

Italian terms and English translations

Musical instruments

Voices

Tempo

Dynamics – volume

Moods

Musical expression (general)

Patterns within the musical score

Directions

Techniques

Roles

Criticism

Musical direction and staging

References

External links

8notes glossary
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Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

Glossaries of music