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ADULT MUSIC EDUCATION
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GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS:
U - Z
Unmore, con
With humour.
Ungebunden
Unconstrained.
Unison
A tone of the same pitch as a given tone.
Un poco
Unruhig
Restless.
Vago
Vague, dreamy.
Value
The value (or time value) or a note or rest is its length or duration as compared (a) with other notes in the same movement, or (b) with the standard whole note or any fractional note.
Velato
Veiled.
Vellutato
Velvety.
Veloce
Rapid, swift.
Venusto
Graceful, elegant.
Vigoroso
With vigor, energy.
Vite
Fast.
Waltz
A round dance in 3/4 time.
Vivace
Lively, animated, brisk.
Weich
Soft, tender.
Wiegenlied
A lullaby.
Wuchtig
Weighty, weightily.
Wiegend
Swaying, rocking.
Zapateado
A Spanish dance in triple time, characterised by heel stamping to emphasis strong syncopation.
Zart
Tender, soft, delicate.
Zeloso
Zealous, enthusiastically, with energy and fire.
Ziemlich
Somewhat, rather.
Zierlich
Neat, delicate, graceful.
Vistamente
Briskly, animatedly.