| Instruments — Most names look like English except the following: |
| English: | Oboe | Bassoon |
Horn | Trumpet | Trombone |
Viola | Contrabass |
| French: | Hautbois | |
Cor | | |
Alto | Sous-basse |
| German: | | Fagott |
| | Posaune |
Bratsche | |
| Italian: | | Fagotto |
Corno | Tromba | (Trombone) |
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| Notes (Pitches) |
| English: | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
| German: | C | D | E | F | G | A | H |
Romance
Languages: | do | re | mi | fa | sol | la | si |
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( German B is English B flat. ) |
| Notes (Durations) |
| American: | Double Whole Note | Whole Note | Half Note | Quarter Note |
| British: | Breve | Semibreve | Minim | Crotchet |
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| Notes (Durations) continued |
| American: | 8th Note | 16th Note | 32nd Note | 64th Note |
| British: | Quaver | Semiquaver | Demisemiquaver | Hemidemisemiquaver |
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Common Chords Compared
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| Harmonic Cadences |
| American: | Authentic | Half | Deceptive | Plagal |
| British: | Perfect | Imperfect | Interrupted | Plagal |
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( American authentic
cadences can be
classified as perfect
or imperfect! ) |