Orchestra TTT H-I

habanera

Cuban dance from havana

harmony

simultaneous sounding of 2 or more notes and the technique is the same; chords

harpsichord

keyboard instrument with strings

hornpipe

rapid British dance that exists in various metres

humoresque

long work for piano; revolutionized to mean shorter pieces

hymn

song of praise

impressionism

describes an element of vagueness

impromptu

a set of 4 piano pieces

improvisation

make up on the spot; normal in opera or solo performances

instrumentation

orchestration; art of writing music for instruments

interlude

orchestral passage between distinct sections

intermezzo

an entertainment between acts of an opera or play; provides comic relief

interval

distance in pitch between 2 notes, counted from lowest note up

intonation

exactness of pitch or lack of it in playing or singing

invention

contrapuntal 2-voice keyboard compositions

L’istesso tempo

same speed; instruction to return to previous speed of music