var nc =  9,
fc = new Array(nc);
fc[0] = {t:"patronage",d:"Sponsorship of an artist or a musician, historically by a member of the wealthy or ruling classes. (page 140)"};
fc[1] = {t:"theme",d:"Melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of a piece. Also <i>subject.</i> (page 143)"};
fc[2] = {t:"thematic development",d:"Musical expansion of a <i>theme</i> by varying its melodic outline, <i>harmony,</i> or <i>rhythm.</i> See also <i>thematic transformation.</i> (page 143)"};
fc[3] = {t:"sequence",d:"Restatement of an idea or <i>motive</i> at a different pitch level. (page 144)"};
fc[4] = {t:"absolute music",d:"Music that has no literary,  dramatic, or pictorial program. Also called pure music. (page 144)"};
fc[5] = {t:"multimovement cycle",d:"A three- or four-movement structure used in Classical-era instrumental music&mdash;especially the <i>symphony, sonata, concerto,</i> and in <i>chamber music</i>; each movement is in a prescribed <i>tempo</i> and <i>form</i>; sometimes called sonata cycle. (page 145)"};
fc[6] = {t:"theme and variations",d:"Compositional procedure in which a theme is stated and then altered in successive statements; occurs as an independent piece or as a <i>movement</i> of a <i>multimovement cycle.</i> (page 145)"};
fc[7] = {t:"chamber music",d:"Ensemble music for up to about ten players, with one player to a part. (page 146)"};
fc[8] = {t:"string quartet",d:"<i>Chamber music</i> ensemble consisting of two <i>violins, viola,</i> and <i>cello.</i> Also a multimovement composition for this ensemble. (page 146)"};