- Industry: Music
- Number of terms: 16969
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- Company Profile:
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.
Generic word for keyboard instruments, including harpsichord, clavichord, piano and organ.
Industry:Music
A repeating melody, usually in the bass, throughout a vocal or instrumental composition.
Industry:Music
Second of two endings in a secular medieval work, usually cadencing on the final.
Industry:Music
Music that is transmitted by example or imitation and performed from memory.
Industry:Music
Family of Renaissance bowed-string instruments that had six or more strings, was fretted like a guitar, and was held between the legs like a modern cello.
Industry:Music
The last part of a piece, usually added to a standard form to bring it to a close.
Industry:Music
Music notation system originating in nineteenth century American church music in which the shape of the note heads determines the pitch; created to aid music reading.
Industry:Music
