useless trivia: What Word Means: Full Of Energy - The Name Of A Pinhead?

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- (I) In the early 17th century this described the new expressive music; (2) Between 1850 and 1900 it described the new music of Wagner and Liszt as opposed to the more traditional music of Brahms; (3) Today it refers to music by contemporary composers.?

(It.) - Nothing. A niente, to nothing. Used after a diminuendo symbol to indicate the sound dying away entirely. nobile, nobilmente (It.) - Noble, nobly.?

- A night piece with two main meanings: (1) In the 18th century this was a composition close to a serenade for several instruments and movements. (2) In the romantic period it was a short Iyrical piece in one movement for piano (e.g. by Chopin). noel (Fr., 'Christmas') - A Christmas carol. non (Fr. and It.) - Not.?

- A note which is not part of the chord with which it sounds. This could mean a passing note or an appoggiatura.?

(It., 'changed note') - A contrapuntal device whereby a dissonant note is used when one expects a consonant one.?