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• subdivision, section go
  a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
  
• pizzicato go
  a note or passage that is played pizzicato
  
• monophony, monophonic music, monody go
  music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
  
• polyphony, polyphonic music, concerted music go
  music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
  
• polytonality, polytonalism go
  music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
  
• popularism go
  music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
  
• harmony, musical harmony go
  the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
  
• air, strain, line, tune, melody, melodic line, melodic phrase go
  a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  
• part music go
  vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)
  
• composition, piece, musical composition, opus, piece of music go
  a musical work that has been created
  
• instrumental music go
  music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments
  
• prelude go
  music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
  
• overture go
  orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
  
• antiphony go
  alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
  
• refrain, chorus go
  the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
  
• ballet go
  music written for a ballet
  
• dance music go
  music to dance to
  
• serialism, serial music go
  20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition
  
• syncopation go
  music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
  
• genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style go
  an expressive style of music
  
• Bach go
  the music of Bach
  
• Beethoven go
  the music of Beethoven
  
• Brahms go
  the music of Brahms
  
• Chopin go
  the music of Chopin
  
• Gilbert and Sullivan go
  the music of Gilbert and Sullivan
  
• Handel go
  the music of Handel
  
• Haydn go
  the music of Haydn
  
• Mozart go
  the music of Mozart
  
• Stravinsky go
  the music of Stravinsky
  
• Wagner go
  the music of Wagner
  
• Ta'ziyeh go
  (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion
  
• vocal music, vocal go
  music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment