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Musical terminology
- TempoIn 1810, Ludwig van Beethoven published metronomic indications for his eight symphonies. This act marked a shift in how musicians understood the speed of…
- RhythmThe Greek word rhythmos meant any regular recurring motion or symmetry. This general meaning of regular recurrence applies to cyclical natural phenomena with…
- A cappellaA cuneiform tablet from around 2000 BC contains the earliest known instructions for performing music. This artifact predates the Seikilos epitaph, a Greek…