A flourish of trumpets, or other instruments imitating a group of trumpets making an announcement.
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A flourish of trumpets, or other instruments imitating a group of trumpets making an announcement.
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An instrumental composition whose form and invention spring ‘solely from the fantasy and skill of the author who created it’ (Luis de Milán, 1535–6).
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Another word for violin.
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Italian for “end.” The final part of a piece of music.
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A symbol put in front of a written note in a piece of music to lower it by one half step.
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A thin woodwind instrument held sideways to the mouth. It is played by blowing across the mouthpiece. The notes are played by pressing small keys.
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A person who plays the flute.
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The pattern of a piece of music.
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Italian for “loud.”
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The ancestor of today’s piano. The name comes from the fact that a player could play both loud (forte) and soft (piano).
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Italian for “very loud.”
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A brass wind instrument with a conical bore (tube) that’s bent into a circle, a funnel-shaped mouthpiece, and a wide bell. The modern French horn has valves that allow it to play a complete chromatic scale.
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A composition with two or more voices or parts, in which the melody (called the subject), is played by one voice/part and then replayed and modified by the other voices/parts. There are usually from two to five voices or parts.
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