The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Time signature — (Music) A sign at the beginning of a composition or movement, placed after the key signature, to indicate its time or meter. Also called {rhythmical signature}. It is in the form of a fraction, of which the denominator indicates the kind of note… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
time signature — /ˈtaɪm sɪgnətʃə/ (say tuym signuhchuh) noun a sign, usually in the form of a fraction, indicating the rhythmical pattern of a piece or part of a piece of music, the numerator being the number of beats to the bar and the denominator the length of… …
rhythm — rhythmless, adj. /ridh euhm/, n. 1. movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like. 2. Music. a. the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic… … Universalium
Hymnody and Hymnology — • Hymnody means exactly hymn song , but as the hymn singer as well as the hymn poet are included under (hymnodos), so we also include under hymnody the hymnal verse or religious lyric. Hymnology is the science of hymnody or the historico… … Catholic encyclopedia
accent — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, accent mark, accents, accentuate, accentuation, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, antispast, arsis, articulation, bacchius, bar, beat, belabor, broad accent, brogue, burr, cadence, caesura,… … Moby Thesaurus
Frank Zappa — Infobox Musical artist Name = Frank Zappa Img capt = Frank Zappa, Ekeberghallen, Oslo, January 16, 1977. Photo by Helge Øverås Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Frank Vincent Zappa Alias = Born = December 21, 1940 Baltimore,… … Wikipedia
Medieval music — Periods of Western art music Early Medieval (500–1400) Renaissance (1400–1600) Baroque (1600–1760) Common practice Baroque (1600–1760) … Wikipedia
Glossary of musical terminology — This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian (see also Italian musical terms used in English), in accordance with the Italian origins of many… … Wikipedia
Mensural notation — A manuscript page of early mensural notation, late 14th century. The Agnus Dei of the Barcelona Mass. Mensural notation is the musical notation system which was used in European music from the later part of the 13th century until about 1600.… … Wikipedia
Voice stress analysis — (VSA) technology is said to record psychophysiological stress responses that are present in human voice, when a person suffers psychological stress in response to a stimulus (question) and where the consequences may be dire for the subject being… … Wikipedia
