Constant bass, i. e. a bass accompaniment part played continually throughout a piece by a chordal instrument (pipe organ, harpischord, lute, etc), often with a bass instrument, to give harmonic structure; used specifically in the Baroque duration battement (Fr.) Utilized in the 17th century to refer to ornaments including two surrounding notes, such as trills or mordents battuto (Ital.) To strike the strings with the bow (on a bowed stringed instrument) Horizontal or diagonal line used to link multiple consecutive notes.
beschleunigt (Ger.) Accelerated, as in mit beschleunigter Geschwindigkeit, at Keep Checking Back Here sped up pace bewegt (Ger.) Moved, with speed A musical kind in 2 areas: AB bird's eye A slang term for, which instructs the entertainer to hold a note or chord as long as they want or following cues from a conductor bis (Fr., It.) Two times (i.
repeat the pertinent action or passage) bisbigliando Whispering (i. e. an unique tremolo impact on the harp where a chord or note is rapidly repeated at a low volume) bocca chiusa with closed mouth (in some cases shortened B.C.) Boldness; as in con bravura, boldly, showing off technical skill breit (Ger.) Broad bridge Transitional passage linking 2 areas of a composition, or in between 2 An areas (e.
Part of a violin family or guitar/lute stringed instrument that holds the strings in location and transfers their vibrations to the resonant body of the instrument. brillante Brilliantly, with sparkle. Play in a flashy and spirited style. brio or brioso Vigour; generally in con brio: with spirit or vigour broken chord A chord in which the notes are not all dipped into once, however in some basically constant sequence.
See likewise, which as an accompaniment pattern might be seen as a kind of broken chord; see Alberti bass. bruscamente Brusquely, unexpectedly cabaletta The concluding, fast, audience-rousing section of an aria A melodic or harmonic configuration that develops a sense of resolution A solo area, generally in a concerto or similar work, that is utilized to show the performer's strategy, sometimes at substantial length calando Falling away, or lowering (i.