Note

• tonic

  (music) the first note of a diatonic scale.

• supertonic

  (music) the second note of a diatonic scale.

• mediant

  (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant.

• subdominant

  (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale.

• dominant

  (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale.

• submediant

  (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic).

• subtonic

  (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale.

Musical Notation

• musical notation

  (music) notation used by musicians.

• scale

  (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within...

• stave

  (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written.

• slur

  (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato.

• segno

  (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated.

• sforzando

  (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a...

Stringed Instrument

• sounding board

  (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound...

• string

  A tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowe...

Sound Property

• timber

  (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);...

• registration

  (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform...

Electronic Instrument

• electric organ

  (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ.

• synthesizer

  (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and...

Volume

• crescendo

  (music) a gradual increase in loudness.

• forte

  (music) loud.

Softness

• decrescendo

  (music) a gradual decrease in loudness.

• piano

  (music) low loudness.

Subdivision

• subdivision

  A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns...

• exposition

  (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical...

Air

• flourish

  (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets";...

• roulade

  (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable.

Also contains

• music

  Musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest".

• sheet music

  A musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music...

• music

  ) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds).

• register

  (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of...

• release

  (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone.

• gamut

  The entire scale of musical notes.

• tie

  (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained...

• C

  (music) the keynote of the scale of C major.

• C major

  (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats.

• unison

  (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison".

• barrel organ

  A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs.

• world premiere

  (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere...

• inscription

  A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone...

• transposition

  (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece...

• stop

  (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes...

• audio CD

  Compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music).

• interlude

  A brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performan...

• swoop

  (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his...

• pyrotechnics

  (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music).

• recapitulation

  (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing...

• pizzicato

  A note or passage that is played pizzicato.

• tuning

  (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard freque...

• fermata

  (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest.