MSN HomeHotmailMy MSNSign in
encartamore
Go to MSN Homeencarta®
HomeEncyclopediaDictionariesWorld AtlasStudy CentreQuizzesMore
Encyclopedia Article Centre
Encyclopedia Articles
More than 35,000 articles on the world of knowledge--from aardvark to zither.
Art & Literature
Geography
History
Life Sciences
Performing Arts
Cinema
Dance
Music
Musical Instruments
Musicians & Composers
Theatre
Physical Sciences & Technology
Religion
Social Sciences
Sports, Games, Hobbies, & Pets
Sidebars
Historic documents, famous speeches, literary excerpts, and more.
Literature Guides
Perspectives on authors, characters, and themes of renowned works of literature.
Project Starters
Get going on papers, presentations, and more with step-by-step guides.
* Exclusively for MSN Encarta Premium Subscribers Join Now
Performing Arts
Music
A A Capella
Academy of Ancient Music
Accidental
Acid House
Adagio
African-American Music
African Music
Agogic
Aleatory Music
Alto
Ambrosian Chant
American Music
Anthem
Anticipation
Antiphon
Appoggiatura
Arab Music
Aria
Arpeggio
Arrangement
Ars Antiqua, Ars Nova
Arsis
Articulation
Atonality
Australian Music
B Ballad
Ballade (music)
Ballet
Barbershop
Baritone
Baroque Music
Bass (voice)
Basso Continuo
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Young Musician of the Year
Bebung
Bel Canto
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Big Band
Bluegrass (music)
Blues
Bossa Nova
Brass Band
Brill Building
Brit Awards
Britpop
C Cadence
Cadenza
Calypso (music)
Canon (music)
Cantata
Canticle
Cantus Firmus
Caribbean Music
Carmagnole
Carnatic Music
Carol
Castrato
Catch
Cavatina
Chaconne
Chamber Music
Change Ringing
Chanson
Chant
Chest Voice
Chinese Music
Chinese Opera
Choral Music
Chorale
Chord
Choro
Chromaticism
Church Music
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Classical Style (music)
Clef
Close Harmony
Compact Disc
Concert
Concerto
Conducting
Conductus
Consonance and Dissonance
Consort (music)
Copla
Corroboree
Counter-Tenor
Counterpoint
Country-and-Western Music
D Da Braccio, Da Gamba
Dal Segno
Descant
Development (music)
Device
Diminished Seventh
Disc Jockey
Disco Music
Divertimento
Divisi
Doo-Wop
Drum and Bass
Dynamics (music)
E Early Music
Edinburgh International Festival
Electronic Music
Empfindsamer Stil
English National Opera
Episode
Ethnomusicology
Eurovision Song Contest
Exposition
Expressionism (music)
F Falsetto
Fanfare
Fantasia (music)
Film Music
Filmi (music)
Fingering
Flamenco
Folk Music
Fugue
G Gagaku
Garage
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts
Glee
Glyndebourne
God Save the Queen/King
Gospel Music
Grace Note
Grammy Awards
Grand Ole Opry, The
Grand Opera
Graphic Notation
Greek Music
Grunge
H Hallé Orchestra
Harmonics
Harmony
Heavy Metal
Hexachord
Hindustani Music
Hip-Hop
House Music
Hymn
I Impressionism (music)
Improvisation (music)
Indian Music
Indian Popular Music
Indie
Indonesian Music
Industrial Rock
Integral Serialism
Interlude
Intermedio
Intermezzo
Interval
Intonation
Invention (music)
Islamic Music
Isorhythm
J Japanese Music
Jazz
Jewish Music
K Karaoke
Key Signature
Klezmer
L La Scala
Lai
Latin American Music
Latin Grammy Awards
Leger Line
Libretto
Lied
Ligature
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Pianoforte School
London Symphony Orchestra
Lullaby
M Madrigal
March (music)
Marseillaise, La
Mass, Musical Settings of
Master of the Queen's Music
Meistersinger
Melodrama
Melody
Metropolitan Opera
Microtonality
Minimalism (music)
Minnesinger
Minstrel
Minstrel Show
Mira Bai
Mobile Form
MOBO Awards
Mode (music)
Modulation
Monody
Monothematic
Motet
Motif
Motown Record Company, L.P.
Movement
Music
Music Charts
Music Hall
Music Industry
Music Technology
Music, Theatrical
Music Video
Music, Western
Musica Ficta
Musical
Musical Analysis
Musical Form
Musical Notation
Musical Rhythm
Musical Terminology
Musicology
N National Anthems
Nationwide Mercury Prize
Neo-Classicism (music)
New Wave (music)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Nocturne
Noh Theatre
Northern Soul
O Octatonic Scale
Octet
Opera
Opera Buffa
Opera Seria
Operetta
Oratorio
Orchestra
Orchestration
Organum
Ornamentation
Overture
P Paris Opéra
Part-Song
Passion Music
Pedal Point
Phrase
Pibroch
Pitch
Pizzicato
Plainsong
Polar Music Prize
Polyphony
Polyrhythm
Polytonality
Popular Music
Portamento
Prelude
Prima Prattica, Seconda Prattica
Prix de Rome
Programme Music
Promenade Concerts
Proportional Notation
Psychedelic Rock
Punk Rock
Q Qawwali
R Raga
Ragga
Ragtime
Raï
Rap
Realization
Recapitulation
Recitative
Reel
Reggae
Remix
Renaissance Music
Retrograde
Rhapsody
Rhythm
Rhythm and Blues
Ripieno
Ritornello
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Rock Festivals
Rock Music
Rococo (music)
Romanticism (music)
Rondo
Round
Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Music
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Society
S Sadler's Wells
Salsa (music)
Samba
Sarabande
Scale (music)
Scherzo
Score
Serenade
Shanty
Singing
Singspiel
Ska
Skiffle
Slur
Soca
Sol-fa
Sonata
Sonata Form
Sonatina
Song
Soprano
Soul Music
Sound
Sound Recording and Reproduction
Spiritual
Sprechgesang
Star-Spangled Banner, The
Stochastic Music
Stretto
Study (music)
Subject
Suite
Suzuki Method
Swing Music
Sydney Opera House
Sympathetic Resonance
Symphonic Poem
Symphony
T Tala (Indian music)
Tango
Techno Music
Tempo
Tenor
Ternary Form
Texture
Three Choirs Festival
Throat-Singing
Toccata
Tonality
Tone
Transcription
Transposition
Treble (voice)
Tremolando
Trill
Trip-Hop
Troubadours and Trouvères
Tuning Fork
Tuning Systems, Musical
Twelve-Tone System
Twentieth-Century Music
U Urtext
V Variation (music)
Verismo
Vibrato
Virelai
Vocalise
W Wait
Waltz
Wind Band
World Music
World of Music, Arts, and Dance
Z Zarzuela
Zydeco
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
• Featured columns
• Encarta's best lists
• Test your knowledge
Have Your Say
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Encarta Products
Upgrade your experience
© 2008 Microsoft