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glissando collapse: a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale; (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please"

fingering collapse: touching something with the fingers; the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument

amidships collapse: at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear"

halfway collapse: including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"; at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"; at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

pizzicato collapse: a note or passage that is played pizzicato; (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger; with a light plucking staccato sound

legato collapse: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"; connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

repercussion collapse: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

midway collapse: naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands; the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located

intonation collapse: the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations; the act of singing in a monotonous tone; singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong; rise and fall of the voice pitch

spiccato collapse: bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings

rendering collapse: giving in acknowledgment of obligation; perspective drawing of an architect's design; a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall

rendition collapse: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"; a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"

staccato collapse: (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"; separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please"

slur collapse: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato; utter indistinctly; speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"; play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"

palpitant collapse: having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart"

midland collapse: the interior part of a country; a town in west central Texas

execution collapse: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"; putting a condemned person to death; a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out; (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable; (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

nuclear collapse: constituting or like a nucleus; "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation"; (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs"; of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"; of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell; "nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division"

adagio collapse: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers; (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"; (of tempo) leisurely; slowly; "here you must play adagio"

performance collapse: any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"; the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"; the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"; a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"

midmost collapse: the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?"

equatorial collapse: a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it; of or existing at or near the geographic equator; "equatorial Africa"; of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator; "equatorial heat"; of or relating to or at an equator; "equatorial diameter"

a cappella collapse: without musical accompaniment; "they sang an a cappella Mass"; without musical accompaniment; "they performed a cappella"

rhythmical collapse: recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"

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