What do musical terms really mean?

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What do musical terms really mean?

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Mar 21, 2024

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Classical music is packed with weird and wonderful musical terminology. Steve Wright speaks to author and critic Jessica Duchen about the meaning and stories behind some of music’s most common terms.

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Mar 21, 2024

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