Staccato
Playing notes in a short and detached way
Pizzicato
Plucked
Suite
A set of pieces forming an entire composition, tin each piece related to the others in some way
Sonata
A particular kind of ternary form based on three main sections called exposition development and recapitulation
Rondo
A musical form in which the same melody returns between the contrasting episodes
Movements
Classical symphonies are orchestral works divided into four sections
Fanfare
A short piece, often played on the trumpet to announce an important person or event
Trill
A short repetition if two notes
Vamping
Simple chordal accompaniment
Concerto grosso
A work for chamber orchestra where a small group is contrasted with a larger group
Solo concerto
A work in three movements for a solo instrument and orchestra
Improvising
Making something up as you go along
Symphony
Piece of music composed for an orchestra
Symphonic sweet
Collection of pieces which a composer arranges from music of a previous work
Orchestral work
Any piece of music written for orchestra
Folk dances
Based on the rhythms of the folk tunes of a country
Instrumental dances
Dances that are composed to for listening, not for dancing
Ceremonial dances
Part if a ceremony or ritual of a tribe
Ballet
Type of dance that tells a story
Overture
An overture is an instrumental composition written as an introduction to an opera, operetta, stages musical, oratorio or play.
Concert overture
This is a one movement orchestral piece which is performed in a concert setting
Prelude
A prelude is a short piece of music played before an opera or play
Intermezzo
Short piece of music played by the orchestra between scenes in an opera or play.