"glosstext": "[L.] Stress on one pitch or chord; the notation sign for that stress.",
"picpoint": "ac-cent, vt",
"LetterID": "accordion",
"Hyphtext": "ac-cent, vt.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\accent.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\naccent.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Accidentals",
"glosstext": "[L.] Symbols in notation to raise or lower pitch by a half-step; sharps, flats, naturals.",
"picpoint": "ACCIDENT.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "ac-ci-dent-als, n.",
"PicCoords": "435,356,181,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nAcciden.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Adagio",
"glosstext": "[It.] A slow tempo indication, but not as slow as grave, largo, or lento. It implies a graceful and easy manner. It can also be used as a noun to refer to a specific movement of music or a type of dance used in ballet.",
"Hyphtext": "a-da-gi-o, adv. or adj.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\adagio.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nAdagio.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Allegro",
"glosstext": "[It.] A fast or brisk tempo indication. The word literally means \"cheerful.\" It could also be used as a noun when refering to a movement of a larger composition.",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A symbol at the beginning of the staff that identifies the pitch range covered by it.",
"picpoint": "CLEF.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "clef, n.",
"PicCoords": "435,311,181,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nClef.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Coda",
"glosstext": "[It.] The closing section of a composition or movement, usually reinforcing the final cadence. A tag, a tail added at the conclusion of a section of music.",
"picpoint": "CODA.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "co-da, n.",
"PicCoords": "535,356,81,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nCoda.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Concerto",
"glosstext": "[It.] A type of work for a featured solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment.",
"LetterID": "35",
"Hyphtext": "con-cer-to, n.",
"PicCoords": "35",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nConcert.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Exposition",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The first section of certain forms of music.",
"Hyphtext": "ex-po-si-tion, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nExposit.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Flat",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Sign indicating that a pitch should be lowered by a half step.",
"picpoint": "FLAT.bmp",
"LetterID": "F",
"Hyphtext": "flat, n.",
"PicCoords": "535,356,81,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nFlat.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Form",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The overall structure of a composition or a song.",
"Hyphtext": "form, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nForm.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Fugue",
"glosstext": "[It.] A fugue is developed when one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering parts or voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the parts. ",
"picpoint": "FUGUE.bmp",
"LetterID": "39",
"Hyphtext": "fugue, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\fugue.wav",
"IDNum": 39,
"PicCoords": "290,281,326,156",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nFugue.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Gigue",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A fast dance, usually in 6/8 time. Also known as Jig.",
"Hyphtext": "gigue, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\gigue.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nGigue.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Great Staff",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A combination of the treble and bass staves, with an empty space between for middle C. Most often used in keyboard music.",
"picpoint": "GREATST.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "great staff, n.",
"PicCoords": "435,311,181,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nGreatst.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Harmony",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The sounding together of two or more different pitches. The most familiar kind of harmony in western music comes to us as chords.",
"glosstext": "[Gk.] A musical texture consisting of one strong melody over accompanying harmony. A person singing a tune over guitar chords is an example of homophonic texture.",
"picpoint": "HOMOPH.bmp",
"LetterID": "54",
"Hyphtext": "ho-mo-pho-nic, adj.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\homoph.wav",
"IDNum": 54,
"PicCoords": "290,311,326,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nHomoph.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Imitation",
"glosstext": "[L.] The immediate repetition of a theme by different parts or instruments or voices in a piece of music.",
"glosstext": "[Amer.] A 20th century American style with high improvisation and complex rhythms. Based largely on African-American influences and styles.",
"Hyphtext": "jazz, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\jazz.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nJazz.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Key",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] An organizational element in music defined by the relationship of tones and chords to a central point called the tonic. It's the tonal home base for a composition.",
"Hyphtext": "key, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nKey.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Key Signature",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The sharps or flats placed at the beginning of each staff of music to indicate the key or tonality being used.",
"picpoint": "KEYSIG.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "key sig-na-ture, n",
"PicCoords": "435,311,181,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nKeysig.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Largo",
"glosstext": "[It.] A very slow and very broad tempo indication.",
"Hyphtext": "lar-go, adv. or adj.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\largo.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nLargo.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Legato",
"glosstext": "[It.] A smooth, connected manner of musical performance.",
"LetterID": "63",
"Hyphtext": "leg-a-to, adv. or adj.",
"IDNum": 63,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nLegato.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Lento",
"glosstext": "[It.]A slow tempo indication, meaning \"in a slow manner.\"",
"Hyphtext": "len-to, adv. or adj.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\lento.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nLento.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Measure",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A unit of musical time with a specified number of beats.",
"picpoint": "MEASURE.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "mea-sure, n.",
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMeasure.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Meter",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The grouping of beats into equal units that recur; 2, 3, 4, etc.",
"picpoint": "METER.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "me-ter, n.",
"PicCoords": "290,311,326,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMeter.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Metronome",
"glosstext": "[Gk.] A device used to indicate the exact tempo of a piece of music.",
"picpoint": "metrnome.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "met-ro-nome, n.",
"PicCoords": "523,306,94,132",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMetrnom.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Modulation",
"glosstext": "[L.] A shifting of keys within a piece of music.",
"glosstext": "A chord containing three pitches, built on two consecutive intervals of a third.",
"picpoint": "triad.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "tri-ad, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\triad.wav",
"PicCoords": "435,356,181,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nTriad.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Variation",
"glosstext": "A compositional technique in which musical ideas are repeated with some changes.",
"Hyphtext": "va-ri-a-tion, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\variat.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nVariat.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Vivace",
"glosstext": "A very lively and fast tempo.",
"Hyphtext": "vi-va-ce, adv. or adj.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\vivace.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nVivace.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Waltz",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A dance form in a fast three (triple meter) that was very popular in Europe and America, especially at the end of the 19th Century. It most likely evolved out of the Minuet from the Baroque and Classical eras.",
"picpoint": "waltz.bmp",
"LetterID": "91",
"Hyphtext": "waltz, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\waltz.wav",
"IDNum": 91,
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nWaltz.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Whole-tone Scale",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A scale that moves without any half-steps, using only whole steps as it asends or descends.",
"picpoint": "wholet.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "whole tone scale, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\wholet.wav",
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nWholet.wav"
},
{
"Title": "A 440",
"glosstext": "A letter name in pitch notation; a standardized tuning pitch.",
"Hyphtext": "a 440, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nA 440.wav"
},
{
"Title": "A, a",
"glosstext": "A pitch name. Also label for the first phrase or section in a ternary form. A ternary form consists of three sections that are usually labeled A-B-A with the first and third sections being identical or closely resembling each other.",
"Hyphtext": "a, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nA.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Absolute Music",
"glosstext": "[L.] \"Pure\" music free of connections to non-musical ideas; the opposite of program music. This type of music focuses on structure, form, harmony, melody and all the technical aspects of composition without aiming for an emotional effect.",
"Hyphtext": "ab-so-lute mu-sic, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nAbsolut.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Accelerando",
"glosstext": "[L.] Becoming faster, speeding up the tempo.",
"glosstext": "[ME.] A chord progression ending with a IV chord moving to a I chord, bringing the music to a point of rest.",
"picpoint": "Amen.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "a-men ca-dence, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\Amen.wav",
"PicCoords": "435,311,181,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nAmen.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Antiphonal",
"glosstext": "[L.] A style of performance involving two different groups placed in different parts of a building. They either answer one another or perform one after the other. Like a stereo or echo effect.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The lowest male voice; also, the lowest pitched of the non-fretted string instruments. Usually doubles the cello line in orchestral music, one octave lower. Normally played with a bow or pizzicato as in Jazz.",
"glosstext": "[L.] A scale tone, usually the third and the seventh, that is slightly flatted in Jazz and in Blues. It gives a plaintive quality to the music.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A style of American music with origins in rural black folk music, usually consisting of a twelve-bar unit divided into three or four measures each. The texts usually express sadness, longing, or complaint.",
"Hyphtext": "blues, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\blues.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nBlues.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Bridge",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A passage of secondary thematic importance played between two major sections, during which a modulation usually takes place.",
"Hyphtext": "bridge, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nBridge.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Bow",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A slightly arched stick with horsehairs stretched between its ends, used in playing some string instruments.",
"Hyphtext": "bow, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nBow.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Bugle",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A high brass instrument limited to the tones that the player's lips can produce. Much like a valveless trumpet.",
"picpoint": "bugle.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "bu-gle, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\bugle.wav",
"PicCoords": "401,319,216,118",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nBugle.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Canon",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A composition for two or more parts in which one part enters after another in exact imitation of the first. A round is the simplest kind of canon.",
"picpoint": "CANON.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "ca-non, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\canon.wav",
"PicCoords": "290,281,326,156",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nCanon.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Cantata",
"glosstext": "[It.] A short, composite work for voices and instruments in several movements, usually for use in a church service. ",
"LetterID": "46",
"Hyphtext": "can-ta-ta, n.",
"IDNum": 46,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nCantata.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Chamber music",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Music written for small ensembles from two up to ten players. Usually intended to be performed in intimate settings, not in cavernous concert halls.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The leader of any large performing group responsible for all aspects of rehearsal and perfomance. Usually uses a baton to direct.",
"LetterID": "106",
"Hyphtext": "con-duc-tor, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nConduct.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Consonance",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A harmonic quality which is generally pleasing, imparting a sense of stability and repose. Most listeners are very comfortable with consonant music.",
"Hyphtext": "con-so-nance, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nConsona.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Counterpoint",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] The technique of combining two or more melodic lines in a piece of music.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The grouping of two beats to a measure of music in recurring patterns.",
"picpoint": "DUPLE.bmp",
"LetterID": "16",
"Hyphtext": "du-ple me-ter, n.",
"IDNum": 16,
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nDuple.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Duration",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] How long something in music lasts; a note, a chord, a silence, etc.",
"Hyphtext": "du-ra-tion, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nDuratio.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Dynamics",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] The different levels of loudness and softness in music. Indicated by Italian terms like piano for soft and forte for loud and many other varying degrees.",
"picpoint": "DYNAMICS.bmp",
"LetterID": "88",
"Hyphtext": "dy-nam-ics, n.",
"IDNum": 88,
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nDynamic.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Ensemble",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A small group of performers; instruments or voices. Usually numbering less than twenty-five.",
"LetterID": "34",
"Hyphtext": "en-sem-ble, n.",
"IDNum": 34,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nEnsembl.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Etude",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A compositional \"study\" which deals with some aspect of performance technique. ",
"LetterID": "70",
"Hyphtext": "e-tude, n.",
"IDNum": 70,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nEtude.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Fantasia",
"glosstext": "[It.] A musical composition, usually instrumental, which does not adhere to a strict form.",
"Hyphtext": "fan-ta-sia, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nFantasi.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Flute",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The high wind instrument, originally made of wood, but now usually made of metal. It is held horizontally with the player blowing over the hole in one end rather than directly into it. The full name for this instrument is the Transverse Flute.",
"picpoint": "Flute.bmp",
"LetterID": "32",
"Hyphtext": "flute, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\Flute.wav",
"IDNum": 32,
"PicCoords": "360,319,257,118",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nFlute.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Harpsichord",
"glosstext": "[It.] A keyboard instrument whose sound is produced by jacks that pluck the strings. Associated mainly with Renaissance and especially Baroque music.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A religious song, usually with several verses for the same music.",
"picpoint": "hymn.bmp",
"LetterID": "13",
"Hyphtext": "hymn, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\hymn.wav",
"IDNum": 13,
"PicCoords": "290,281,326,156",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nHymn.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Incidental music",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Compositions intended to accompany dramatic works. Usually performed as a prelude to a play or during an intermission.",
"LetterID": "76",
"Hyphtext": "in-ci-den-tal mu-sic, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nInciden.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Key",
"glosstext": "An organizational element in music defined by the relationship of tones and chords to a central point called the tonic. It's the tonal home base for a composition.",
"LetterID": "156",
"Hyphtext": "key, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nKey.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Lute",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A fretted string instrument associated with the Renaissance and Baroque eras. It has 14 or more strings, looks a bit like a round-bodied guitar with a round bellied back. Used to play solos and to accompany singing.",
"picpoint": "Lute.bmp",
"LetterID": "2",
"Hyphtext": "lute, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\lute.wav",
"IDNum": 2,
"PicCoords": "453,307,164,131",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nLute.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Madrigal",
"glosstext": "[It.] A type of composition for voices singing in parts, usually from the Renaissance era and most often on a secular subject (non-religious). Madrigals usually deal with love, nature, or humorous topics.",
"LetterID": "1",
"Hyphtext": "mad-ri-gal, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMadriga.wav"
},
{
"Title": "March",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A style that incorporates characteristics of military music with a strongly accented duple meter in a strict tempo.",
"LetterID": "102",
"Hyphtext": "march, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMarch.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Melody",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A sequence of notes consisting of specific pitches and specific time values that sound one after another to form a linear musical thought.",
"picpoint": "MELODY.bmp",
"LetterID": "52",
"Hyphtext": "mel-o-dy, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\melody.wav",
"IDNum": 52,
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMelody.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Motet",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A type of vocal composition for multiple voices, usually on a sacred text.",
"LetterID": "8",
"Hyphtext": "mo-tet, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\motet.wav",
"IDNum": 8,
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMotet.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Motive",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A short musical device used to represent a character or an idea in a composition.",
"LetterID": "161",
"Hyphtext": "mo-tive, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\motive.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMotive.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Nocturne",
"glosstext": "[F.] A \"night-piece\" with a serenade-like quality. Very slow and expressive.",
"LetterID": "73",
"Hyphtext": "noc-turne, n.",
"IDNum": 65,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nNocturn.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Oboe",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A high range wind instrument with a double-reed and many levers. It's tone can be penetrating and brilliant.",
"picpoint": "Oboe.bmp",
"LetterID": "33",
"Hyphtext": "o-boe, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\Oboe.wav",
"IDNum": 33,
"PicCoords": "384,329,234,108",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nOboe.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Oratorio",
"glosstext": "[It.] Like an opera without costumes and scenery. Usually on a sacred text with soloists, chorus and orchestra.",
"LetterID": "37",
"Hyphtext": "or-a-to-ri-o, n.",
"IDNum": 37,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nOratori.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Orchestra",
"glosstext": "[L.] A group of instrumentalists from different families (strings, winds, brass, percussion) performing together. Usually twenty or more players.",
"LetterID": "26",
"Hyphtext": "or-ches-tra, n.",
"IDNum": 26,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nOrchest.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Orchestration",
"glosstext": "[L.] The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by an orchestra. The art of writing or arranging music for different combinations of instruments.",
"LetterID": "80",
"Hyphtext": "or-ches-tra-tion, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nOrchtio.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Pipe organ",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A complex instrument with multiple keyboards, including one for the feet. Sound is produced by wind being blown through pipes of different materials and many combinations.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] One-fourth of a whole note, equal to two eighth notes written as a filled-in circle with a stem.",
"picpoint": "quarter.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "quar-ter note, n.",
"PicCoords": "435,311,181,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nQuarter.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Quartet",
"glosstext": "[It.] A composition for four performers ( voices or instruments).",
"LetterID": "Q",
"Hyphtext": "quar-tet, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nQuartet.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Quintet",
"glosstext": "[It.] A composition for five performers (voices or instruments).",
"Hyphtext": "quin-tet, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nQuintet.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Rhapsody",
"glosstext": "[L.] A piece in one movement, usually based on popular, national, or folk melodies and rhythms.",
"Hyphtext": "rhap-so-dy, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nRhapsod.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Song",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A composition usually for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment.",
"LetterID": "19",
"Hyphtext": "song, n.",
"IDNum": 19,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nSong.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Soprano",
"glosstext": "[It.] Usually the highest female singing voice or a high version of an instrument (soprano sax, e.g.).",
"LetterID": "11",
"Hyphtext": "sop-ra-no, n.",
"IDNum": 11,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nSoprano.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Strings",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Any instrument whose sound is produced by a plucking or bowing of strings which are stretched over a sounding body.",
"LetterID": "20",
"Hyphtext": "strings, n.",
"IDNum": 20,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nStrings.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Toccata",
"glosstext": "[It.] A free-form introduction to a more rigid type of composition like a fugue.",
"LetterID": "43",
"Hyphtext": "toc-ca-ta, n.",
"IDNum": 43,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nToccata.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Transcription",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A re-working of a composition for instruments or performing forces other than the original ones used.",
"LetterID": "181",
"Hyphtext": "tran-scrip-tion, n.",
"IDNum": 81,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nTranscr.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Triple Meter",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A grouping of three beats to a measure of music (as in a waltz or a minuet).",
"picpoint": "triple.bmp",
"LetterID": "17",
"Hyphtext": "tri-ple me-ter, n.",
"IDNum": 17,
"PicCoords": "435,356,181,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nTriple.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Unison",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] The simultaneous singing or playing of the same pitches by different performers.",
"picpoint": "unison.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "u-ni-son, n.",
"PicCoords": "290,311,326,126",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nUnison.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Upbeat",
"glosstext": "[E.] The last beat of a measure that anticipates the next downbeat.",
"picpoint": "upbeat.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "up-beat, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\upbeat.wav",
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nUpbeat.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Virginal",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] An early keyboard instrument similar to the harpsichord, but not as loud. Its sound is produced by a device that plucks the strings.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A high degree of technical ability and performance flair.",
"LetterID": "62",
"Hyphtext": "vir-tu-os-i-ty, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nVirtuos.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Winds",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Formerly called woodwinds. Instruments whose sound is produced by air being blown through tubes, usually of wood. The main winds are the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon. There are auxilliary sizes of each of these as well.",
"LetterID": "21",
"Hyphtext": "winds, n.",
"IDNum": 21,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nWinds.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Xylophone",
"glosstext": "[F.] A percussion instrument made up of rectangular bars of wood that are tuned to specific pitches and struck by mallets.",
"picpoint": "xylphone.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "xy-lo-phone, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\xyloph.wav",
"PicCoords": "372,312,246,127",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nXyloph.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Yodel",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A technique of singing that involves quickly alternating between chest and head voice. Usually associated with the Swiss Alps and some country and western singers.",
"Hyphtext": "yo-del, vb.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nYodel.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Zart",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A German term meaning tenderly.",
"Hyphtext": "zart, adj.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nZart.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Zither",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A plucked string instrument originally from Austria and Bavaria. Looks a bit like a small harp. Now used in lots of country and western music.",
"picpoint": "zither.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "zith-er, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\zither.wav",
"PicCoords": "362,303,253,134",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nZither.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Accordion",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A hand held instrument with a piano keyboard on one side and rows of buttons on the other. Sound is created by wind from bellows being blown through brass reeds. The piano keyboard plays regular pitches; the buttons play bass notes and chords. ",
"picpoint": "acordion.bmp",
"LetterID": "150",
"Hyphtext": "ac-cor-di-on , n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\accord.wav",
"PicCoords": "451,309,166,127",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nAccord.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Acoustic Guitar",
"glosstext": "[Fr., Sp.] A plucked string instrument with a hollow resonating sounding body and a fretted fingerboard. It normally has six strings and is plucked with a pick or with the fingers. There are also twelve string guitars.",
"picpoint": "guitar.bmp",
"LetterID": "78",
"Hyphtext": "a-cous-tic gui-tar, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\guitar.wav",
"PicCoords": "434,308,184,131",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nguitar.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Banjo",
"glosstext": "[Afr.] A plucked string instrument with a long, fretted neck and a round body with a drum head stretched over it. Probably brought originally from Africa and altered in America.",
"picpoint": "banjo.bmp",
"LetterID": "77",
"Hyphtext": "ban-jo, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\banjo.wav",
"IDNum": 77,
"PicCoords": "506,309,110,128",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nBanjo.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Baroque Trumpet",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A high-pitched trumpet which is the ancestor of today's Piccolo trumpet (shown). Its body is smaller than the regular B flat trumpet and its tone can be piercing in the high ranges.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A large wooden shell covered with two heads. Gives a loud punctuation when struck hard or can give the effect of thunder when mallets are rolled on one head.",
"glosstext": "[Sp.] A pair of small ,single-headed drums with one drum being slightly larger than the other, giving the impression of having two tones. Usually played by bare hands and palms hitting the heads while being held between the knees. ",
"picpoint": "bongo.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "bon-gos, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\bongo.wav",
"PicCoords": "383,307,234,130",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nBongo.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Castanets",
"glosstext": "[Sp.] A percussion instrument consisting of two shell-shaped pieces of hard wood. The hollow sides are hit together. Generally associated with Latin and Spanish music.",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] An instrument that looks like a small upright piano, but has tuned metal bars inside that are hit by felt covered hammers when the keys are played.",
"glosstext": "[It.] The instrument in the violin family that plays the Bass notes. It's body is much larger than that of the violin so the player must sit to play the instrument, holding it between the legs. It is the second lowest of the non-fretted strings, the Double Bass being the lowest.",
"picpoint": "cello.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "cel-lo, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\cello.wav",
"PicCoords": "527,307,90,130",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nCello.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Chinese Blocks",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A percussion instrument consisting of hollowed out blocks of wood that are hit by a wooden stick. Similar to the Wood Block.",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] A woodwind instrument with a single reed in the mouthpiece. It is similar in size and appearance to the oboe, but very different in tone color.",
"glosstext": "[Sp.] Two hardwood cylinders originating in Cuba. They are struck against each other producing a crisp percussive hit. Claves are widely used in the urban music of South America.",
"picpoint": "clave.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "cla-ves, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\clave.wav",
"PicCoords": "472,305,145,132",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nClave.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Congas",
"glosstext": "[Sp.] A long, single-headed Afro-Cuban drum. It is played with the bare hands and may be part of a set of different sized drums.",
"picpoint": "conga.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "con-gas, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\conga.wav",
"PicCoords": "539,308,77,128",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nConga.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Contrabassoon",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] The extra low version of the regular bassoon. It is used for special effects and colorations.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A high Brass instrument that is very similar to the Trumpet. Its sounds are a bit more mellow due to the difference in the bore of the instrument.",
"picpoint": "Cornet.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "cor-net, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\Cornet.wav",
"PicCoords": "407,309,210,128",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nCornet.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Corno da Caccia",
"glosstext": "[It.] This is the early version of the French Horn without any valves. The translation is the \"hunting horn\" because of its association with fox hunting in Europe.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A metal bell that has straight sides and a nearly rectangular shape. Usually it is hit by a drumstick, but can also be found with a metal clapper inside. It is popular for special effects in orchestral works and is common as part of most drum sets.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Circular brass plates of indefinite pitch used for percussive effects. They can be hit or crashed together or played with wooden sticks or soft-tipped mallets for different effects. ",
"picpoint": "cymbals.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "cym-bals, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\cymbal.wav",
"PicCoords": "421,306,196,131",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nCymbal.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Drum Set",
"glosstext": "[D.] A collection of percussion instruments played by a single player, usually in a band. Consists of a Bass Drum with a foot pedal, a Snare Drum, some Tom-Toms, Cymbals and other assorted percussion add-ons.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A zither-like string instrument whose sound is produced by striking the strings with soft-ended little hammers. Sometimes it is called the Hammered Dulcimer to distinguish it from the Appalachian Dulcimer.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A type of Electric Guitar used to replace the String Bass in amplified music. It has a solid body and may be fretted or non-fretted.",
"glosstext": "[Fr., Sp.] A guitar designed for use with electronic amplification. It has pickups mounted under the strings and controls for tone and volume located on the body.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The low version of the Oboe. It has a double reed and an elegantly curved mouthpiece. The bell at the bottom of the instrument also contributes to its rich tone color.",
"glosstext": "[Gk.] Also known as the Baritone Horn, it is a Brass instrument that plays in a middle range.",
"picpoint": "euphon.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "eu-pho-ni-um, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\euphon.wav",
"PicCoords": "483,313,134,124",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nEuphon.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Flugelhorn",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A Brass instrument that is a cross between a trumpet and a French Horn in range and in tone color.",
"picpoint": "flugel.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "flu-gel-horn, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\flugel.wav",
"PicCoords": "375,306,243,130",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nFlugel.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Forte-piano",
"glosstext": "[It.] The early version of the modern piano. It was originally regarded as a Harpsichord with Forte and Piano (Loud and Soft) playing capabilities. Its sound was produced by a leather covered hammer hitting the strings. ",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A circular Brass instrument with valves and a flared-end bell at one end. It evolved out of the Hunting Horn or \"Corno Da Caccia\" and is used extensively in orchestral and chamber music. It can have a rousing, outdoor quality and also sound smooth and mellow.",
"picpoint": "frnchhrn.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "french horn, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\frhorn.wav",
"PicCoords": "436,310,181,127",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nfrhorn.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Glockenspiel",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A percussion instrument consisting of pitched rectangular metal bars that are struck by metal-tipped mallets. The metal bars vary in length and are arranged in the fashion of a piano keyboard. In marching bands this instrument is called the Bell-Lyre. ",
"glosstext": "[Malay.]The gong is of Oriental origin and consists of a circular metal disk with a turned over lip around its circumference. Most gongs are suspended and struck with sticks or sort-ended mallets.",
"Hyphtext": "gong, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nGong (T.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Grave",
"glosstext": "[It.] A tempo indication meaning very solemn and slow.",
"Hyphtext": "gra-ve, adv. or adj.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\grave.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nGrave.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Harmonica",
"glosstext": "[It.] A wind instrument consisting of many reeds that may be sounded individually or in combination. The instrument is held directly to the lips with the player either blowing or sucking air through it to produce the sound.",
"picpoint": "hrmonica.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "har-mon-i-ca, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\harmon.wav",
"PicCoords": "395,322,222,115",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nHarmon.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Harp",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The triangularly shaped harp consists of a resonator, a neck and strings. Most harps have 47 strings and seven foot pedals with three notches to change the pitches of each string. Sound is produced by plucking or strumming the harp's strings.",
"picpoint": "harp.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "harp, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\harp.wav",
"PicCoords": "555,307,62,130",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nHarp.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Irish Harp",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] This instrument, dating from the 14th century, has the same triangular shape of the orchestral harp, but is much smaller and is not able to play chromatic passages. It is usually tuned to a specific key or tonality and the strings plucked or strummed.",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] The same as Gigue. A dance form of the Baroque era, usually in 6/8 time.",
"Hyphtext": "jig, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\jig.wav",
"PicCoords": "1x",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nJig.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Kettle Drums",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Drums, also known as Timpani, that are tuned to specific pitches and come in groups of two or more. The body is usually a copper pot-like shell with a skin stretched tightly over the top. It is usually struck by soft-ended mallets.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A bank of keys that are levers used to actuate a tone-producing mechanism in a musical instrument like the piano, organ, harpsichord, etc.",
"picpoint": "KEYBOARD.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "key-board, n.",
"PicCoords": "290,356,326,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nKeyboar.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Mandolin",
"glosstext": "[It.] A fretted, plucked string instrument with a small pear-shaped body and a round back. The strings, which are made of wire, are usually plucked by picks on the fingers. ",
"glosstext": "[Afr.] A percussion instrument with tuned wooden bars and resonator tubes. They are arranged in a piano keyboard fashion and struck with hard mallets. Similar to the xylophone.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The portion of a stringed instrument that projects from the body, over which the strings pass and by which the instrument is held.",
"picpoint": "NECK.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "neck, n.",
"PicCoords": "535,356,81,81",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nNeck.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Notation",
"glosstext": "[L.] Any means or system of writing down music.",
"Hyphtext": "no-ta-tion, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nNotatio.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Orchestral Bells",
"glosstext": "[L.] Another term for the Glockenspiel.",
"glosstext": "[L.] Any instrument whose sound is produced by one object striking another regardless of the materials employed.",
"Hyphtext": "per-cus-sion in-stru-ments, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nPercuss.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Piano",
"glosstext": "[It.] The most popular keyboard instrument having evolved out of the Fortepiano. Modern instruments have 88 keys. The piano is a percussion instrument because the sound is produced by felt-tipped hammers striking the strings.",
"picpoint": "piano.bmp",
"LetterID": "64",
"Hyphtext": "pi-a-no, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\piano.wav",
"IDNum": 64,
"PicCoords": "465,303,152,135",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nPiano.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Piccolo",
"glosstext": "[It.] The small high-pitched version of the Flute.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Instrumental music that intends to communicate non-musical ideas such as stories or images.",
"Hyphtext": "pro-gram mu-sic, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nProgram.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Shakers",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Percussion instruments consisting of hollowed out gourds or clay pots covered in loosely strung beads. When shaken, the beads hit the body and create an interesting effect. Another version of Shakers has the beads on the inside like the Maracas.",
"glosstext": "[D.] Small metal bells which produce a \"jingle\" effect.",
"picpoint": "slbell.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "sleigh bells, n",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\slbell.wav",
"PicCoords": "460,310,157,127",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nSlBell.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Snare Drum",
"glosstext": "[ME.] A small two-headed drum with little wires called \"snares\" pressed against the lower side. The top is hit by hard drum sticks giving a crisp, sharp attack. Often associated with military or marching music.",
"picpoint": "snare.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "snare drum, n",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\snare.wav",
"PicCoords": "465,306,152,131",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nSnare.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Sousaphone",
"glosstext": "[Amer.] A special design tuba devised by John Phillip Sousa and named after him. It has a large forward-facing bell and tubes arranged in a large circular fashion so that, unlike the tuba, it can be rested on the shoulder and played while marching. ",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] An instrument of folk origin, it means \"little drum.\" It is a shallow drum with one drum head and usually has metal jingle plates in its wooden hoop. The \"tambour\" is the same instrument without the metal jingles.",
"glosstext": "[Hindu] A set of seemingly pitched drums coming in various sizes. Tom-toms have a cylindrical shell with two heads tightly secured over them. Scores around the rim permit the tuning of each drum.",
"picpoint": "tomtom.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "tom-toms, n",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\tomtom.wav",
"PicCoords": "471,314,147,123",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nTomtom.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Triangle",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A triangular shaped metal rod that is hit by a metal beater. It is in the percussion section and is most often suspended on a string to permit it to resonate and ring. A trill can be produced by hitting it from side to side along the inside edge.",
"glosstext": "[It.] The trombone is quickly identified in the brass section by its extendable slide. The slide serves the same function as the valves on the other brass instruments.",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] This is the brightest of the brass instruments. Trumpets come in different sizes that have assorted ranges of notes they can play. The sound of the trumpet is commanding and will dominate the other instruments of the orchestra when playing loudly.",
"glosstext": "[It.] The lowest of the brass instruments, the tuba has a long piece of tubing that is wound inside itself.",
"picpoint": "tuba.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "tu-ba, n",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\tuba.wav",
"PicCoords": "448,306,169,131",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nTuba.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Tubular Bells",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] Also known as chimes, tubular bells consist of brass-plated tubes hung by cords from a frame and struck with rawhide or plastic mallets. There are normally 18 tubes in a set and they are graded in length to get different pitches.",
"glosstext": "[Lat.] A percussion instrument of tuned metal bars constructed in the same shape as the xylophone. The bars have tubular resonators suspended beneath them and air forced against these resonators creates the vibrato effect from which its name is derived.",
"glosstext": "[It.] The body of the viola is just slightly larger than that of the violin and it is played and held the same way as the violin. The viola is the essential middle member of the non-fretted strings, especially in orchestral and chamber music.",
"picpoint": "viola.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "vi-o-la, n",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\viola.wav",
"PicCoords": "535,307,82,130",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nViola.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Violin",
"glosstext": "[It.] The violin is the highest member of the non-fretted string group. Usually played with the bow or plucked by the fingers. It is the most often featured of all the string instruments and has a very broad playing range despite its relatively small size.",
"picpoint": "violin.bmp",
"LetterID": "28",
"Hyphtext": "vi-o-lin, n",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\violin.wav",
"IDNum": 28,
"PicCoords": "536,307,81,130",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nViolin.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Wood Block",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A percussion instrument consisting of a hollowed-out piece of wood that is struck by a hard wooden drum stick. It produces a short, crisp sound that usually punctuates certain parts of a piece of music.",
"glosstext": "Antonio Vivaldi was a violinist and composer in the Baroque Period. He was a virtuoso violinist and his compositions reflected this by having prominent, and extremely difficult, violin parts. His most famous work is a collection of small concertos entitled \"The Four Seasons\".",
"LetterID": "201",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nVivaldi.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Bach",
"glosstext": "Johann Sebastian Bach was an organist and composer in the Baroque Period. He spent his life composing, directing choirs, playing organs in German churches. J.S. Bach is also noted for having several prominent musical children, including C.P.E. Bach and J.C. Bach.",
"LetterID": "202",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nBach.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Handel",
"glosstext": "George Frederick Handel was a composer in the Baroque Period. Originally a German, Handel moved to England in the early 1700s. During his successful London career he founded the Royal Academy of Music.",
"LetterID": "203",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nHandel.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Haydn",
"glosstext": "Franz Josef Haydn was a composer in the Classical Period who spent most of his adult life in the employment of Prince Esterhazy at the Esterhazy palace near Vienna. He composed over 100 symphonies and a huge amount of other musical compositions.",
"LetterID": "204",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nHaydn.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Mozart",
"glosstext": "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a composer in the Classical Period. As a child prodigy he and his father, Leopold, toured the great courts of Europe. He was a tremendously gifted musician, capable of composing scores directly to paper without needing the piano.",
"LetterID": "205",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMozart.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Beethoven",
"glosstext": "Ludwig van Beethoven was a pianist and composer in the Romantic Period. He composed numerous works for piano, nine symphonies, several string quartets, assorted other works, but only one opera, entitled \"Fidelio\".\r\n\r\n",
"LetterID": "206",
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},
{
"Title": "Musical Selection",
"glosstext": "This selection is not currently available.",
"LetterID": "300",
"IDNum": 300,
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nMusical.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Baritone Sax",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A member of the saxophone family, third from the lowest in pitch and tuned to the key of E flat",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A member of the clarinet family, with a high pitched, bird-like sound. It is also known as the piccolo clarinet.",
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"Hyphtext": "e flat clar-in-et, n.",
"sndfile": "\\vmc\\glos\\music\\wav\\ebclar.wav",
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"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nEbclar.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Guiro",
"glosstext": "[Sp.] A percussion instrument made of a hollowed-out gourd with ridges carved along its length. A guiro is played by running a stick along the ridges.",
"picpoint": "guiro.bmp",
"Hyphtext": "guir-o, n. ",
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"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nguiro.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Heralding Trumpet",
"glosstext": "[Fr.] An ancestor of ceremonial trumpets used in Medieval courts. It is similar to the standard trumpet, but with an elongated bell.",
"glosstext": "A dance for four or more couples, popular in the 19th Century and consisting of five sections.",
"Hyphtext": "qua-drille, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nquadril.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Ternary Form",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] A type of form used in composition consisting of three sections which are usually labeled A-B-A. The first and third sections are usually identical or very similar, hence the same letter name as a label.",
"Hyphtext": "ter-na-ry form, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nternary.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Ukelele",
"glosstext": "[Haw.] A small guitar of Portuguese origin, popularized in Hawaii. It has four strings tuned to the same notes as the upper four strings of a regular acoustic guitar.",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A text or copy of music in its presumed original state, without any alterations of additions by an editor or publisher.",
"Hyphtext": "ur-text, n.",
"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\nurtext.wav"
},
{
"Title": "Saxophone",
"glosstext": "[Gr.] Despite its gold metal appearance, a saxophone is a wind, not a brass, instrument. It has the same mouthpiece and reed of the clarinet and is thought of as a metal clarinet.",
"glosstext": "[Malay.] The gong is of Asian origin and consists of a circular metal disk with a turned over lip around its circumference. Most gongs are suspended and struck with sticks or short-ended mallets.",
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"Hyphtext": "gong, n",
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"Pronounce": "\\vmc\\narrwav\\glos\\ngong.wav"
},
{
"Title": "String Bass",
"glosstext": "[Eng.] The largest member of the violin family. It is taller than most players, but despite its size is not particularly loud. Sound is produced by plucking the strings or bowing the instrument.",
"glosstext": "[Ger.] A specially designed tuba by the german composer Richard Wagner for use in the orchestras of his operas. It has four rotary valves and an arresting sound. It has a smaller bell and play higher notes than the regular tuba.",
