Music A-Level
Vocal expression and ornamentation
What Vocal expression and ornamentation means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Authentic Fado tradition includes rubato, ornamentation, and emotional delivery, with expressive use of rubato, dynamic contrast, and intricate ornamentation.
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Related terms
- Cross-cultural fusion
- Electronic and acoustic fusion
- English traditional folk and sea shanties
- Fado and Saudade
- Fusion of folk, jazz, and classical elements
- Fusion of traditional and contemporary instrumentation
- Globalisation of traditional music
- Harmonic innovation
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