Glossary

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Terms and Definitions

a battuta

/ˈäbəˌto͞otə,ˌä bäˈto͞otä/

adverb

Returning to strict tempo.

a tempo

/ˌä ˈtempō/

adverb

at the previous or original tempo.

adjective

performed at the previous or original tempo.

antiphon

/ˈan(t)əˌfän/

noun

A liturgical or other composition consisting of choral responses, sometimes between two choirs; a passage of this nature forming part of another composition; a repeated passage in a psalm or other liturgical piece, similar to a refrain.