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Expressive style typical of some early music in which volume levels shift abruptly from soft to loud and back without gradual crescendos and decrescendos.

Terraced dynamics (a term invented by Ferruccio Busoni) means a sudden change from one dynamic level to another without either crescendo or diminuendo. Think in terms of contrasting blocks of sound, with no blending or gradation, the effect you get going from one keyboard of the organ (or harpsichord) to another.

In music, the term "terraced dynamics" refers to the contrasting and sudden shift from forte (loud) to piano (soft) volume and vice versa, without gradual changes. This is one of the main features of Baroque music.

Terraced dynamics are demonstrated in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, performed by Karl Richter and the Münchener Bach Orchester. In this video example, you can hear abrupt changes in dynamics between the solo instruments playing mezzo piano (medium soft) and the full orchestra playing forte (loud).

Terraced melody. A melody structured so that it begins in a high register and steps or cascades down to a low concluding pitch. Peyote ceremonies of Plains tribes.

timbre. noun. tim·​bre ˈtam-bər ˈtim- : the quality of a sound or musical tone determined by its overtones and different for each voice or instrument.

In music, the term "terraced dynamics" refers to the contrasting and sudden shift from forte (loud) to piano (soft) volume and vice versa, without gradual changes.

Combining timbres is a very important aspect of creating musical textures that make one piece of music stand out from another. There are four types of textures that appear in music, Monophony, Polyphony, Homophony, and Heterophony. These four textures appear in music from around the world.

Melody, harmony, rhythm, and form and the expressive elements of dynamics, tempo, and timbre (tone color). An organized sequence of single notes. The simultaneous sounding of two or more tones.

The different types of timbre are as follows: Hamonic - A concert where all the musicians are playing their instruments in the same rhythm. Polyphonic - In this case, independent musical parts overlap. Monophonic - In this scene, a single musical line is played.

Terms we might use to describe timbre: bright, dark, brassy, reedy, harsh, noisy, thin, buzzy, pure, raspy, shrill, mellow, strained.

terraced; terracing. transitive verb. 1. : to provide (something, such as a building or hillside) with a terrace.