3.10.2009

The 5 Musical Terms of the Day

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Fasola - A system of solmization used in 17th- and 18th-century England and America. Fa, so, and la were given to both c-d-e and f-g-a, with mi used for the seventh degree.

Giocoso - Playful.

Harmony - The sounding of two or more tones simultaneously; the vertical aspect of music.

Instrument - Any device that produces a musical sound.

Lacrimoso - Tearful, mournful.

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