var nc = 21, fc = new Array(nc); fc[0] = {t:"concertmaster",d:"The first-chair violinist of a symphony orchestra. (page 7)"}; fc[1] = {t:"encore",d:"\"Again\"; an audience request that the performer(s) repeat a piece or perform another. (page 7)"}; fc[2] = {t:"pitch",d:"Highness or lowness of a note, depending on the frequency. (page 8)"}; fc[3] = {t:"frequency",d:"Rate of vibration of a string or column of air, which determines pitch. (page 8)"}; fc[4] = {t:"note",d:"A musical symbol denoting pitch and duration. (page 8)"}; fc[5] = {t:"staff",d:"The five parallel lines on which notes are written. (page 8)"}; fc[6] = {t:"duration",d:"Length of time something lasts; e.g., the vibration of a musical sound. (page 8)"}; fc[7] = {t:"volume",d:"Degree of loudness or softness of a sound; also amplitude. See also dynamics. (page 8)"}; fc[8] = {t:"tone color",d:"See timbre. (page 8)"}; fc[9] = {t:"timbre",d:"The quality of a sound that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another. Also tone color. (page 8)"}; fc[10] = {t:"melody",d:"Succession of single pitches perceived by the ear as a unity. (page 8)"}; fc[11] = {t:"range",d:"Distance between the lowest and highest pitches of a melody, an instrument, or a voice. (page 8)"}; fc[12] = {t:"contour",d:"The overall shape of a melodic line. It can move upward or downward or remain static. (page 9)"}; fc[13] = {t:"interval",d:"The distance and relationship between two pitches. (page 9)"}; fc[14] = {t:"conjunct",d:"Smooth, connected melody that moves principally by small intervals. (page 9)"}; fc[15] = {t:"disjunct",d:"Disjointed or disconnected melody with many leaps. (page 9)"}; fc[16] = {t:"phrase",d:"A musical unit; often a component of a melody. (page 9)"}; fc[17] = {t:"cadence",d:"Resting place in a musical phrase; musical punctuation. (page 9)"}; fc[18] = {t:"rhyme scheme",d:"The arrangement of rhyming words or corresponding sounds at the end of poetic lines. (page 9)"}; fc[19] = {t:"climax",d:"The high point in a melodic line or piece of music, usually representing the peak of intensity, range, and dynamics. (page 10)"}; fc[20] = {t:"countermelody",d:"An accompanying melody sounded against the principal melody. (page 10)"};