A form of vocal composition of 14th-century Italy, the _ became, in the 16th and 17th centuries, a favorite form of part-song, stemming first from Italy. In England the _ madrigal became popular in the last two decades of the 16th century in adaptations..

(Italian: majestic) is used to suggest a majestic manner of performance, either in mood or speed

A polish dance, transformed by Chopin in some 50 piano pieces with this name

In English, a bar, in the sense of the music written between the vertical bar-lines drawn on the stave to mark the metrical units of a piece of music (see also 'bar')

(Italian: less) is used in musical directions to qualify other words

(Italian: sad) is used in directions to performers as an indication of mood, as in the slow movement of the Horn Trio of Brahms,

(Italian: half) is found particularly in the compound words _-forte ('half loud', represented by the letters mf), and _-piano ('half soft', represented by the letters mp). Can also serve as a colloquia abbreviation.

The word minstrel has been used loosely to indicate a musical entertained providing his own accompaniment to his singing. The medieval __, secular musician, flourished between the 13th and 15th century, generally as an itinerant singer.

A triple-metre French dance popular from the second half of the 17th until at least the end of the 18th century. It appears as an occasional element of the Baroque instrumental suite and later as a movement in the pre-classical and classical symphony...

Is used as an indication of the speed to be adopted by a performer. It may be used to qualify other adjectives

(Italian: moved, agitated) is generally found in the phrases piu __ (faster) and meno __ (slower)

(Italian: much, very) is often found in directions to performers, as allegro __, __vivace or __ piano

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Term	Definition
Madrigal	A form of vocal composition of 14th-century Italy, the _ became, in the 16th and 17th centuries, a favorite form of part-song, stemming first from Italy. In England the _ madrigal became popular in the last two decades of the 16th century in adaptations..
Maestoso	(Italian: majestic) is used to suggest a majestic manner of performance, either in mood or speed
Mazurka	A polish dance, transformed by Chopin in some 50 piano pieces with this name
Measure	In English, a bar, in the sense of the music written between the vertical bar-lines drawn on the stave to mark the metrical units of a piece of music (see also 'bar')
Meno	(Italian: less) is used in musical directions to qualify other words
Mesto	(Italian: sad) is used in directions to performers as an indication of mood, as in the slow movement of the Horn Trio of Brahms,
Mezzo	(Italian: half) is found particularly in the compound words _-forte ('half loud', represented by the letters mf), and _-piano ('half soft', represented by the letters mp). Can also serve as a colloquia abbreviation.
Minstrel	The word minstrel has been used loosely to indicate a musical entertained providing his own accompaniment to his singing. The medieval __, secular musician, flourished between the 13th and 15th century, generally as an itinerant singer.
Minuet	A triple-metre French dance popular from the second half of the 17th until at least the end of the 18th century. It appears as an occasional element of the Baroque instrumental suite and later as a movement in the pre-classical and classical symphony...
Moderato	Is used as an indication of the speed to be adopted by a performer. It may be used to qualify other adjectives
Mosso	(Italian: moved, agitated) is generally found in the phrases piu __ (faster) and meno __ (slower)
Molto	(Italian: much, very) is often found in directions to performers, as allegro __, __vivace or __ piano
Motet	Generally

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