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  • spianato [Italian] leveled, even, smooth.
  • early music European music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque.
  • console [French] Keyboard, stops and foot pedals of an organ.
  • villereccio [Italian] Rustic, rural.
  • concerto [Italian] A three-part musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.
  • habanera [Spanish] Moderate duple meter dance of Cuban origin, popular in the nineteenth century. It is based on a characteristic rhythmic figure.
  • tritone A dissonant interval consisting of three whole steps.
  • consonant A chord (or an interval) that is pleasing and harmonious to the ear.
  • furioso [Italian] “Furious”.
  • opera A drama set to music, usually sung throughout, originating in 17th-century Italy.
  • espressivo [Italian] “Expressive”.
  • dissonance Any interval or chord that sounds impure, harsh, or unstable.
  • assai [Italian] Much, very much.
  • eilig [German] Hurried, hasty, speedy.
  • chanson [French] French polyphonic song of the Middle Ages and Renaissance set to either courtly or popular poetry.