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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"

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

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

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"

fortissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; a direction in music; to be played very loudly

pianissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft; a direction in music; to be played very softly

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

decrescendo collapse: (music) a gradual decrease in loudness; gradually decreasing in volume; grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"

piano collapse: a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds; (music) low loudness; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

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"

forte collapse: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible; (music) with great loudness; an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"; used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"; used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

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"

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

crescendo collapse: (music) a gradual increase in loudness; gradually increasing in volume; grow louder; "The music crescendoes here"

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