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concrete music
(Encyclopedia)concrete music: see electronic music. ...Hebrew music
(Encyclopedia)Hebrew music: see Jewish liturgical music. ...Indian music
(Encyclopedia)Indian music, of India: see Hindu music. ...bluegrass music
(Encyclopedia)bluegrass music: see country and western music. ...Doowop Music
(Encyclopedia) Doowop (also spelled doo-wop or doo wop) music, American popular vocal music style, c. late 1940s-early 1960s. Doowop is a form of vocal harmony mu...note, in music
(Encyclopedia)note, in musical notation, symbol placed on or between the lines of a staff to indicate the pitch and the relative duration of the tone to be produced by voice or instrument. The largest note value in...bow, in music
(Encyclopedia)bow bō [key], implement used in playing stringed instruments. Its name originated from the fact that in its early form it resembled an archer's bow, but by the 17th cent. the European bow had gradual...bass, in music
(Encyclopedia)bass bās [key], in musical harmony, the part of lowest pitch. The term is used for the lowest-pitched male voice and for instruments of low pitch, such as bass clarinet, bass drum, bassoon (bass oboe...swing music
(Encyclopedia)swing music: see jazz.folk music
(Encyclopedia)folk music: see folk song.Browse by Subject
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