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Sony Music Entertainment is one of the largest recorded music companies in the world, headquartered in NYC with offices worldwide. Labels include Burgundy Victor, Columbia, Epic, J-Records, Legacy, Masterworks, Nashville, Provident, RCA Records, Sony Latin, Zomba/Jive.
English medieval strophic song with a refrain repeated after each stanza; now associated with Christmas.
Industry:Music
Musical form in which the first section recurs, usually in the tonic. In the Classical sonata cycle, it appears as the last movement in various forms, including A-B-A-B-A, A-B-A-C-A, and A-B-A-C-A-B-A.
Industry:Music
Classical instrumental genre related to the serenade or divertimento and often performed outdoors.
Industry:Music
Percussion instruments consisting of small wooden clappers that are struck together. They are widely used to accompany Spanish dancing.
Industry:Music
Medieval drama, often with music, intended to teach proper values.
Industry:Music
Baroque chamber sonata type written in three parts: two melody lines and the basso continuo; requires a total of four players to perform.
Industry:Music
The structure or shape of a musical work, based on repetition, contrast and variation; the organizing principle in music. Binary and ternary are basic forms, while more complex forms include sonata-allegro, rondo, minuet and trio, theme and variations, ritornello, and fugue.
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