Chordal style is a term describing the kind of musical texture where all the parts, in forming a series of
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concertato style — ▪ musical style Italian stile concertato musical style characterized by the interaction of two or more groups of instruments or voices. The term is derived from the Italian concertare, “concerted,” which implies that a heterogeneous… … Universalium
music, Western — Introduction history of Western music from ancient times to the present. All ancient civilizations entered historical times with a flourishing musical culture. That the earliest writers explained it in terms of legend and myth is… … Universalium
concerto — /keuhn cher toh/; It. /kawn cherdd taw/, n., pl. concertos, concerti / tee/. Music. a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form. [1720 30; < It, deriv. of concertare; see… … Universalium
musical composition — Introduction the act of conceiving a piece of music, the art of creating music, or the finished product. These meanings are interdependent and presume a tradition in which musical works exist as repeatable entities. In this sense,… … Universalium
Dieterich Buxtehude — The only surviving portrait of Buxtehude, from A musical party by Johannes Voorhout (1674). A portrait of another person in the same Voorhout painting; this once was thought to be Buxtehude, but recent research in Kerala J. Snyder s book … Wikipedia
Burrill Phillips — (November 9, 1907, Omaha, Nebraska – 1988) was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. BiographyPhillips studied at the Denver College of Music with Edwin Stringham and at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, with Howard Hanson and… … Wikipedia
Musical historicism — signifies the use of historical materials, structures, styles, techniques, media, conceptual content, etc., whether by a single composer or those associated with a particular school, movement, or period. Musical historicism is evident to a… … Wikipedia
chanson — /shan seuhn/; Fr. /shahonn sawonn /, n., pl. chansons / seuhnz/; Fr. / sawonn /. any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles. [1595 1605; < F < L cantion (s. of… … Universalium
madrigal — madrigalesque, adj. madrigalian /mad reuh gal ee euhn, gal yeuhn, gay lee euhn/, adj. /mad ri geuhl/, n. 1. a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation,… … Universalium
Vincenzo Ruffo — (c. 1508 ndash; February 9, 1587) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the composers most responsive to the musical reforms suggested by the Council of Trent, especially in his composition of masses, and as such was an… … Wikipedia
