- Industry: Music
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Sony Music Entertainment is one of the largest recorded music companies in the world, headquartered in NYC with offices worldwide. Labels include Burgundy Victor, Columbia, Epic, J-Records, Legacy, Masterworks, Nashville, Provident, RCA Records, Sony Latin, Zomba/Jive.
Lyric song in ternary, or A - B - A, form, commonly found in operas, cantatas and oratorios.
Industry:Music
The simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns or meters, common in twentieth-century music and in certain African musics.
Industry:Music
A dance form featuring a staged presentation of group or solo dancing with music, costumes and scenery.
Industry:Music
Plucked-string instrument of Middle Eastern origin, popular in western Europe from the late Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.
Industry:Music
Percussion instrument consisting of a small round drum with metal plates inserted in its rim; played by striking or shaking.
Industry:Music
The dynamic effect of gradually growing softer, indicated in the musical score by the marking ">". Also referred to as diminuendo.
Industry:Music
Plucked-string instrument with round body in the form of a single-headed drum and a long, fretted neck; brought to the Americas from Africa by early slaves.
Industry:Music
Ancient plucked-string instrument of the harp family, used to accompany singing and poetry.
Industry:Music
