In our previous article, we introduced to our readersa compilation of terms which are closely associated with music. We follow up here with some more such termsused commonly as part of musical terminology thatanyone interested in music should be aware of –
• Accent – Stress significantly in a rhythmic manner, in a part of the verse
• Andante – At moderate tempo
• Ad lib – Short for ad libitum, which is Latin for having artistic freedom to sing a song according to the singers wishes
• Arpeggio – The notes of a song are played in quick succession.
• Crescendo – Getting louder in stages
• Decrescendo – Getting softer in stages
• Enharmonic – Different notes in name but indicative of the same pitch
• Leading note – The seventh note of a musical scale
• Octave – Notes that are a full scale apart
• Pentatonic Scale – Musical scale that consist of only 5 basic tones
• Quintet – A 5-member musician groupperforming a musical piece of five parts
• Semitone – Half of a tone
• Sharp – To raise the pitch of a note by a semitone
• Staccato – To sing or lay without any active involvement