Musical terms

Folk singer John Tams singing a ballad

What is a ballad?

Someone playing scales on a piano

What is a scale in music?

What is a barcarolle?

What is a barcarolle?

What is a nocturne?

What is a nocturne?

Pianist playing a toccata

What is a toccata?

What is an opus in music

What is an opus?

What is a Pommer(Credit: Getty)

What is a… Prommer?

An acoustic guitar

What does acoustic mean?

What is pink noise

What is pink noise and how does it differ to white and brown noise?

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Da capo music definition

A player playing pizzicato on the double bass

What is pizzicato?

A clef in music

What is a clef?

What is a stave?

What is a stave?

Accelerando music definition

Accelerando music definition

Lento music definition

Lento music definition