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  2. Call and response (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, call and response is a compositional technique, often a succession of two distinct phrases that works like a conversation in music. One musician offers a phrase, and a second player answers with a direct commentary or response. The phrases can be vocal, instrumental, or both. [ 1 ]

  3. Musical composition - Wikipedia

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    Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, [ 1] either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called composers. Composers of primarily songs are usually called songwriters; with songs, the person who ...

  4. Pete Best - Wikipedia

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    The idea for the club first came from Best, as he asked his mother for somewhere his friends could meet and listen to the popular music of the day. [10] As The Quarrymen, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ken Brown played at the club after helping Mona to finish painting the walls.

  5. Mozart's compositional method - Wikipedia

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    One cannot quite determine from these words alone whether Mozart's approach to composition was a conscious method, or more inspired and intuitive. Sketches. [edit] Mozart often wrote sketches, from small snippets to extensive drafts, for his compositions. Though many of these were destroyed by Mozart's widow Constanze,[1]about 320 sketches and ...

  6. Musical literacy - Wikipedia

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    Musical literacy is the reading, writing, and playing of music, as well an understanding of cultural practice and historical and social contexts.. Music literacy and music education are frequently talked about relationally and causatively, however, they are not interchangeable terms, as complete musical literacy also concerns an understanding of the diverse practices involved in teaching music ...

  7. Canon (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, a canon is a contrapuntal ( counterpoint -based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure, etc.). The initial melody is called the leader (or dux ), while the imitative melody, which is played in a different voice, is called ...

  8. Aesthetics of music - Wikipedia

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    Aesthetics of music is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty and taste in music, and with the creation or appreciation of beauty in music. [ 1] In the pre-modern tradition, the aesthetics of music or musical aesthetics explored the mathematical and cosmological dimensions of rhythmic and harmonic organization.

  9. Music Write - Wikipedia

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    The Maestro edition is the top-of-the-line for Music Write. has the same features as the Songwriter edition, but in addition to a notation editor, has a piano roll note editor (similar to piano rolls in player pianos); a control editor; a song editor; a software mixer; an event list; and comments box. 47 tracks per file are supported, and each track may have up to two staves as well.