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E: The
key of E.
E: Italian word meaning "and."
Eclogue: Light,
lyrical and simple
composition for
piano of the
romantic era.
Eighth: An
octave.
 Eighth note/rest: A
note/rest half the
length of a quarter note and an eighth of the length of a whole
note.
Elegy: A melancholy
piece.
Electric Bass:
A
Guitar electronically amplified with four heavy
strings tuned E,A,D,G.
It was invented by Leo Fender and can be frettedor
fretless.
Electric Guitar:
A
Guitar designed for electronic amplification. Most
electric Guitars have six strings, a
fretted neck, two or
three pickups mounted under the strings, and control knobs.
Electric Cello:
A cello designed for electronic amplification.
Electric Drums:
Drums designed for electronic amplification.
Electric
Keyboard: Designed to emulate a greater or
lesser sound of the
Piano. The term electronic, which is different than
electric, means an
instrumentwhose sounds are generated solely by totally
electronic means.
Electric Piano: The sounds of electric
Piano can range from
amplified Grand Piano to portable
keyboards that use computer technology to sound like a
Piano (see
electric keyboard).
Eleventh: The
intervalof eleven diatonic
degrees.
Embellishment:
ornaments added to
music to make it more interesting.
Embouchure:
(FR) The way that you
form your mouth around the mouthpiece of the
saxophone or other
wind
instruments. Also
refers to the actual mouthpiece of a
wind
instrument.
Encore: To repeat a
piece or play an additional piece at the end of a performance.
English Horn: a member of the
oboe family, it is not actually of English origin. It has a
double reed, a hollow bulb shaped bell and is
pitched in
F, a
5th below the
oboe.
Enharmonic: A term used to describe
notes
of the same pitch which have different names, e.g.
C and
D, F and
G.
Ensemble: A group
of singers, or instrumentalists.
Equal Temperament:
Any tuning system which divides the octave into equal
intervals.
Erhu: The Erhu has been described as a
Violin or
bowed lute. What is
unusual about this Chinese
instrument is that the two strings pass between the
bow and the hair.
Espressivo:
(Ita) Expressively.
Esuberante: (Ita) Exuberant.
Ethnomusicology:
The study of various types of musicin relation to their geographic, racial, and
cultural context.
Etude: A short song,
usually written for pedagogical or instructional use.
Euphonium: It is similar to the
Tuba,
pitched in
B flat and has a range
of about three octaves and produces a velvety
tone.
Evaded Cadence:
A cadencethat implies one type of resolution,
but goes to another instead.
Even Tuning See
equal
temperament.
Exercise: A short
piece written to improve performance technique.
Exposition: The
first occurrence of the theme or subject
in a work, where the principal idea of the piece is stated.
Expressionism:
An early 20th-century musical style, employing an abstract approach to
music,
unlike impressionism.
Exultet, The: The song in praise of the
Easter Candle sung at the Easter Vigil service.
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