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idée fixe
A term used by Berlioz for a recurring theme in his symphonic works. read moreidiophone
A generic term for instruments that, when they are struck, produce the sound themselves. read moreimitation
A polyphonic technique in which the melodic shape of one voice is repeated by another, usually at a different pitch; hence imitative counterpoint. read moreimitation mass
Mass in which movements are based on a single POLYPHONIC model. Such as a MOTETNor MADRIGAL, all of whose voices may be borrowed or reworked; also called "parody Mass" read moreimpressionism
A term borrowed from painting to describe music that is intended to convey an impression (often of natural phenomena) rather than a dramatic or narrative idea. read moreimpromptu
A short piece, usually for piano, that suggests improvisation. read moreimprovisation (improvised)
Spontaneous performance without notated music, but often with reference to a tune or chord progression. read morein nomine
Cantus FIRMUS, derived from the Benedictus of Taverner's Western Wynde Mass, used in sets of instrumental VARIATIONS by English composers. read moreincidental music
Music composed as a background to, or interlude in, a stage production. read moreindeterminacy
Freedom from a composer's NOTATIONAL prescription. read moreintermedio
Pastoral, allegorical, or mythological interlude of vocal and instrumental music performed before and between the acts of a spoken comedy or tragedy. read moreintermezzo
A brief comic work performed between the acts of a serious OPERA. read moreinterval
The distance between two notes. read moreinversion
1 The rearrangement of the notes of a chord so that the lowest note is no longer the fundamental one. 2 The performance of a melody "upside-down", with the intervals from the starting note applied in the opposite direction. read moreisorhythm
A fourteenth-century technique read moreGlossary
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