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habenera A Cuban dance that is an ancestor to the modern-day tango. Popular during the Spanish-American War (April to August 1898), it was made famous in Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen.
half bar A measure that does not completely fit on the line of a staff, which is separated into two, with one half at the end of a staff and the other half at the beginning of the next staff.
half diminished scale A musical scale often used in jazz that contains a minor seven and a flat five (m7♭5).
half mordent Used during the baroque and classical periods, it is a musical ornament that alternates two notes that are a second interval apart, starting with the written note. Shorter duration than a mordent.
half note A musical note with a hollow oval body and ...
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