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Musical terms refer to the specific words and phrases used to describe and identify various musical concepts, techniques, and elements.

The Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most up-to-date and accessible dictionary of musical terms available and is an essential point of reference for music students, teachers, lecturers, and professional musicians, as well as music enthusiasts.

The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms provides clear, succinct, definitions of a comprehensive range of the musical terms, in English and other European languages, that are likely to be encountered in Western music, including in jazz and popular musical genres.

A phrase is a substantial musical thought, which ends with a musical punctuation called a cadence. Phrases are created in music through an interaction of melody, harmony, and rhythm.

In the context of musical performance, an ensemble is a group of people playing and/or singing together. An ensemble can be entirely instrumental (such as an orchestra), vocal (a choir for example) or a combination of both (for instance a rock band). In other words, all bands are a type of ensemble.

The Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most up-to-date and accessible dictionary of musical terms available and an essential point of reference for music students, teachers, lecturers, professional musicians, as well as music enthusiasts.

Assai (Italian: very) appears often in indications to performers of the speed of a piece of music, as in allegro assai, very fast, or allegro assai moderato, very moderately fast.

Definitions of musical style. an expressive style of music. synonyms: genre, music genre, musical genre.

noun. /ˈmjuːzɪkl/ /ˈmjuːzɪkl/ ​a play or film in which part or all of the story is told using songs and often dancing.

1. a. : of or relating to music. b. : having the pleasing harmonious qualities of music : melodious.

What is a musician Oxford dictionary? ›

/myuˈzɪʃn/ a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job a jazz/rock musician. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! See musician in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

1. a. : the art of producing pleasing or expressive combinations of tones especially with melody, rhythm, and usually harmony. b. : a musical composition set down on paper.

musical form, the structure of a musical composition. The term is regularly used in two senses: to denote a standard type, or genre, and to denote the procedures in a specific work.

In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, or sound effects.

Structure, or Form, in music refers to the arrangement and order of the parts or sections of the music. The structure of a piece of music is a predetermined order of each section, and how many times it is, or is not repeated.