D
D Pitch name for the second pitch of a C-Major scale. On the piano, the second white note above middle C.
d’Arezzo, Guido (Guido of Arezzo) (991-1033) Italian Medieval music theorist who invented modern music notation.
da capo (D.C.; It., from the beginning) 1. Musical notation instructing the performer to return to and repeat the piece from the beginning or from a designated place within the piece (da capo al fine). 2. A popular musical form used in baroque-period opera arias.
D.C. al Fine da capo aria An operatic or oratorio aria written primarily during the baroque period using a ternary form in three sections (ABA form). The first (a) section is fully repeated using improvised ornaments and variations to give the piece variety. “The Trumpet ...
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