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Sharp

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nature

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Intonation

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octave

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range(compass)

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(voice)register

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small c

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great C

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contra C

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unaccented octave

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one-lined octave

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two-lined octave

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???? ?two-line?

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three -lined octave

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?????three-line?

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four-line octave(four-line)

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temperament

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tempered scale (equal temperament)

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just intonation

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pitch name

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enharmonic notes

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(whole)tone

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half-tone

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natural half-tone

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natural tone

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chromatic tone

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chromatic half-tone

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notation

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staff

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treble clef

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bass clef

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clef(G clef? F clef? C clef)

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note(s)

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rest(s)

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breve

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semibreve(whole note??)

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minim(half note??)

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crotchet (quarter note??)

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quaver(eighth note??)

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semiquaver(sixteenth note??)

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demisemiquaver(thirty-second note??)

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hemidemisemi quaver ?sixty-fourth note???

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dot

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double dot

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dotted note

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dotted rest

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score

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leger line?s?

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head

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hook

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space

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line

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tie

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pause ?hold? fermata?

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bar

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bar line

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legato

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staccato

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sostenuto

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trembolo

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glissando

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rhythm

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rhythmic pattern

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accent

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syncopation

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meter?time?

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duple meter?s?

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triple meter?s?

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quadruple meter?s? ???

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common meter

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???? ?4/4?

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simple meter?s?

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compound meter?s?

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compound duple meter?s?

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compound triple meter?s?

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compound quadruple meter?s? ????

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quintuple meter

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time signature

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multi-meter

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irregular meter ?????

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?????7/4?11/7?

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Metronome

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duplet

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triplet

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quadruplet

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quintuplet

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sextuplet

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septuplet

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tempo

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dynamics

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tempo mark?s?

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dynamic mark?s?

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mode

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scale

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key

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tonality

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atonality

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bitonality

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polytonality

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Major

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minor

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key signature

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pentatonic

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natural

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melodic

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harmonic

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whole-tone

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chromatic

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ascending

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descending

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scale degree

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tonic?I?

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supertonic?II?

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mediant ?III?

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subdominant?IV?

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dominant?V?

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submediant?VI?

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leading tone?VII?

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?????? ?subtonic?

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broken chord

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altered chord

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false chord

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resolution

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relative keys

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parallel keys

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interval

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melodic interval

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harmonic interval

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root ??

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scale step

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number of scale step

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simple interval

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compound interval

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enharmonic intervals

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inversion?complement?

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minor

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major

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perfect

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augmented

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diminished

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double-augmented

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double-diminished

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unison

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second

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third

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fourth

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fifth

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sixth

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seventh

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octave

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ninth

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tenth

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eleventh

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twelfth

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tri-tone

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diatonic interval

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chromatic interval

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consonant

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dissonant

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chord

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triad

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major triad

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minor triad

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diminished triad

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augmented triad

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root position

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first inversion

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second inversion

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third inversion

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sixth chord

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sixth-four chord

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seventh chord

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dominant seventh chord

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diminished seventh chord

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ninth chord

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augmented sixth chord

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Added-sixth chord

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fourth chord

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tone-cluster

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harmony

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harmonic analysis

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functional harmony

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modulation

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transposition

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chromatic scale

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diatonic scale

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passing tone

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neighboring tone?auxiliary tone?upper or lower?

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anticipation

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suspension

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ornament?s?

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trill

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mordent ?upper mordent?

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inverted mordent

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double mordent

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inverted turn

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arpeggio

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melody

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repetition

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unity

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variety

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variation

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theme with variation

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comparison

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augmentation

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climax

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sequence

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melodic sequence

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harmonic sequence

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melodic progression

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melodic contour

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motive

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development

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thematic material

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phrase

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phrasing

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period

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cadence

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perfect cadence

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imperfect cadence

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half cadence

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authentic cadence

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plagal cadence

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interrupted cadence

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deceptive cadence

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musical form

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one-part form

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binary form

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?????????AB?

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rounded binary form

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ternary form

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?????????ABA?

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four-part form

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five-part form

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variation form

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rondo form

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?????ABACA?

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sonata form

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exposition

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development

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recapitulation

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rondo sonata form

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movement

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prelude

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interlude

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coda

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trio

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cadanza

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musical form

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reduction

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trio

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quartet

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quintet

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Music Theory Terminology (1 decks)

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