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Classical Music- N-O-P

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N
Another term for aeolian mode
normal minor
N
Sign which erases a sharp or flat
natural
N
A chord which contains another 3rd above the 7th
ninth
N
Number of symphonies composed by Beethoven
nine
O
A composition based on a religious text, using vocal solos, ensembles, and choruses accompanied by orchestral instruments
oratorio
O
An orchestral composition which introduces a musical drama
overture
 
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Instrument with several keyboards, including one for the feet
organ
P
Bach wrote 48 of these, two in each major and minor key, and each followed by a fugue.
preludes
P
The part of a harpsichord's action which plucks the string as a key is depressed
plectrum
P
Term for the principal female singer in an opera, sometimes used in a derogratory manner
prima donna
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Modal scale which has a lowered second from normal minor
Phrygian
P
Polish composer and pianist who became Prime Minister of Poland in 1919
Paderewski
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