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Glossary of Musical Terms

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Caccia
Cadence
Cadenza
Calando
Calypso
Cambiare
Campana
Campane
Campanology
Can-Can
Cancrizans
Canon
Canon
Cantabile
Cantata
Canticle
Cantilena
Cantillation
Canto
Cantor
Cantus
Cantus Firmus
Canzona
Canzone
Canzonet
Cappella
Capriccio
Caprice
Carillon
Carol
Castanets
Castrato
Catch
Cavatina
Cédez
Celeste
Cello
Celtic Harp
Chaconne
Chalumeau
Chamber Music
Chamber Opera
Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Symphony
Change-Ringing
Changed Note
Chanson
Chant
Chapel Master
Characteristic Piece
Charango
Chef d'Orchestre
Chest of Viols
Chest Voice
Chitarra
Chitarrone
Chiuso
Choir
Choral
Choral Symphony
Chorale
Chord
Chordophone
Choreography
Chorus
Chromatic
Chromatic Scale
Church Cantata
Cimbalom
Cimbasso
Cither
Cithern
Citole
Cittern
Claque
Clarabella
Claribel
Clarinet
Classical Era
Classical Music
Clausula
Claves
Clavicembalo
Clavichord
Clavier
Clef
Close Harmony
Cluster
Coda
Codetta
Col Canto
Col Legno
Coloratura
Combination Note
Common Meter
Common Time
Comodo
Compass
Complainte
Composition
Compound Interval
Compound Time
Comprimaria
Comprimario
Con Amore
Con Brio
Concert
Concert Band
Concertant
Concertante
Concertato
Concertina
Concertino
Concertmaster
Concerto
Concerto Grosso
Concitato
Concord
Conduct
Conductor
Conductor's Part
Conductus
Conductus
Conga
Conga (Drum)
Consecutive Interval
Conservatoire
Conservatorium
Conservatory
Console
Consonance
Consort
Consort Song
Contemporary Music
Continental Fingering
Continuo
Contra
Contrabasso
Contralto
Contrapuntal
Contredanse
Coperti
Cor
Cor Anglais
Cor de Chasses
Corda
Cornemuse
Cornet
Cornett
Corno
Corno di Bassetto
Corno Inglese
Cornopean
Counterpoint
Countertenor
Country Dance
Coup d'Archet
Coup de Glotte
Courante
Course
Cowbell
Credo
Crescendo
Crook
Croon
Cross Fingering
Cross Rhythm
Crotal
Crotale
Crotchet
Crumhorn
Csárdas
Cuckoo
Cuivré
Cycle
Cyclic (form)
Cymbal
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