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0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Hornbostel-Sachs System Western Symphonic Classification

Terms - N

  • N.C.
  • nacaire
  • nach
  • nachahmung
  • Nachschlag
  • Nacht-musik
  • nail pizzicato
  • nakers
  • Nänie
  • NARD
  • nasello
  • national anthems
  • National Association of Rudimental Drummers
  • national schools
  • nationalism
  • natural
  • natural horn
  • natural keys
  • natural minor scale
  • natural trumpet
  • Neapolitan sixth
  • neck
  • negligénte
  • negra
  • nenia
  • nénie
  • neo-Gallican chant
  • neoclassical
  • neoromantic
  • nera
  • Netherlands Schools
  • neumatic
  • neumes
  • neutral clef
  • new age music
  • new Classicism
  • New Orleans Jazz
  • new Romanticism
  • nicht
  • nicht zu viel
  • Niederstrich
  • niente
  • nine stroke roll
  • ninna nanna
  • ninth
  • ninth chord
  • No Chord
  • nobile
  • noch
  • nocturne
  • nodes
  • noël
  • noire
  • nokturn
  • non
  • non troppo
  • non-harmonic note
  • non-transposing instruments
  • non-Western sounds
  • None
  • nonet
  • not too much
  • nota
  • nota con puntillo
  • nota puntata
  • nota sensibile
  • notation
  • note
  • note cluster
  • note pointée
  • note sensible
  • note values
  • notehead
  • Notenfahne
  • Notenhals
  • Notenkopf
  • notturno
  • nut

nacaire

nay-KAIR

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Definition

A brass drum once much used in France and Italy. It has a loud, metallic sound.

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Last Updated: 2016-06-05 20:55:18
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