Musical performance

Musical performance

Musical performance may refer to:


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  • musical expression —       that element of musical performance which is something more than mere notes. Western music is notated on a system that specifies pitch and the relative lengths of notes. Factors such as speed or dynamics are usually indicated only by words… …   Universalium

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