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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 - R

  • R & B
  • R.
  • R.H.
  • Ra
  • rabbia
  • Racket
  • racket bassoon
  • Rackett
  • Rackettenfagott
  • raddolcendo
  • radical bass
  • raga
  • ragtime
  • railroad tracks
  • rainstick
  • raking
  • rall.
  • rallentando
  • Ranckett
  • range
  • rank
  • rant
  • rap
  • rapidamente
  • rasch
  • rastrum
  • ratchet
  • Ratsche
  • rattenuto
  • rattle
  • rattle idiophone
  • ravvivando
  • Re
  • Ré
  • Ré bémol
  • Re bemol
  • Re bemolle
  • Ré dièse
  • Re diesis
  • Re doble bemol
  • Re doble sostenido
  • Re doppio bemolle
  • Re doppio diesis
  • Ré double bémol
  • Ré double dièse
  • Re sostenido
  • real, tonal
  • realize
  • rebec
  • rebube
  • rec.
  • recall
  • recap
  • recapitulation
  • recessional
  • Rechte
  • rechte Hand
  • recital
  • récitative
  • recitative
  • recitative misurato
  • recitativo
  • recorder
  • recoupe
  • redonda
  • reduction
  • reed
  • reed cap
  • reel
  • refrain
  • regal
  • reggae
  • Regina caeli laetare
  • register
  • registration
  • rehearse
  • Reigenlied
  • réjouissance
  • relative key
  • relative pitch
  • religioso
  • relish
  • reminder accidental
  • remote keys
  • Renaissance
  • repeat
  • repercussion
  • répertoire
  • repertory
  • répéter
  • repeticiôn
  • replica
  • reprise
  • Requiem
  • Requiem Mass
  • rescue opera
  • resolution
  • Resonanzboden
  • Resonanzkörper
  • resonator
  • resonator box
  • respond
  • response
  • responsorial singing
  • responsory
  • rest
  • restez
  • retardation
  • retransition
  • Retreat
  • retrograde
  • retrograde canon
  • retrograde inversion
  • retrograde motion
  • retrogression
  • Reveille
  • reverse motion
  • Rezitativ
  • rhapsody
  • rhetoric and music
  • rhumba
  • rhyme
  • rhythm
  • rhythm and blues
  • rhythm clef
  • rhythm guitar
  • rhythm section
  • rhythmic modes
  • Ri
  • ribattuta
  • ribs
  • riccio
  • ricercare
  • richiamo per uccelli
  • ride cymbal
  • riff
  • rigaudon
  • right
  • right hand
  • rigore
  • rim
  • rim shot
  • rinforzare
  • ringing chord
  • rip.
  • ripieno
  • ripresa
  • risoluto
  • rispetto
  • rit.
  • ritard.
  • ritardando
  • riten.
  • ritenuto
  • ritornello
  • rock band
  • rock music
  • rock n' roll
  • rockabilly
  • rocket theme
  • Rococo style
  • Rohrblatt
  • roll
  • roll rudiments
  • roman numeral analysis
  • romance
  • Romantic
  • romanza
  • Romanze
  • ronde
  • rondeau
  • rondellus
  • rondo
  • root
  • root position
  • rosin
  • Rossini crescendo
  • Rossini rocket
  • rota
  • rotary valve
  • rote
  • rotrouenge
  • rotte
  • roulade
  • round
  • ruan
  • rub board
  • rubato
  • rudiment
  • rudimental drumming
  • rudimental roll
  • ruff
  • Ruffles and Flourishes
  • ruggiero
  • ruhig
  • rumba
  • run
  • Russian school
  • rustico
  • Rute
  • RV
  • Ryom Verzeichnis

regal

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[ English ]

Definition

  1. A portable organ popular during the Medieval and Renaissance eras in Germany, England and Italy. It's sound was produced by reeds, and it was often small enough to be folded up like a book and carried.

  2. An organ stop with a reed sound that used short resonators of various shapes.

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Last Updated: 2016-06-07 13:59:22
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