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Anthem
Performance style in which an ensemble is divided into two or more groups perfformin in alternation and then together.
Answer
Second entry of the subject in a fugue, usually pitched a fourth below or a fifth above the subject.
Andante
Moderately slow or walking pace
Allemande
German dance in moderate duple times, popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods; first movement of a Baroque suite.
Agitato
Agitated or restless
Accent
The emphasis on the beat resulting in that beat’s being louder or longer than another in a measure.
Accelerando
Getting faster
A cappella
vocal work without instrumental accompaniment.
Absolute Music
Music that has no literary, dramatic, or pictorial program.
Absolute Pitch
Adagio
Quite slow
Allegro
Fast Cheerful