sentence
period (in music):
1. a division of a composition, usually a passage of eight or sixteen measures, complete or satisfactory in itself, commonly consisting of two or more contrasted or complementary phrases ending with a conclusive cadence; sentence (def. 3).
2. Also called "sentence," a passage or division of a piece of music, usually consisting of two or more contrasting or complementary musical phrases and ending on a cadence.
3. a musical structure or melodic section usually composed of two or more contrasting or complementary phrases and ending with a cadence.
phrase (in music):
1. a division of a composition, commonly a passage of four or eight measures, forming part of a period.
Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English <Old French <Latin sententia ‘opinion, decision’, equivalent to sent- (base of sentīre ‘to feel’) + -entia-ence; (v.) Middle English: ‘to pass judgment, decide judicially’ <Old French sentencier, derivative of sentence. British dictionary: C13: via Old French from Latin sententia a way of thinking, from sentīre to feel. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of sentence: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1592. History and Etymology for sentence: Noun: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sententia feeling, opinion, from *sentent-, *sentens, irregular present participle of sentire to feel — more at sense. —Merriam-Webster.
See grammar notes for sentence at Dictionary.com.*
Source: 1, 2.
Updated: 16 September 2020 {10:39 AM}
1. a division of a composition, usually a passage of eight or sixteen measures, complete or satisfactory in itself, commonly consisting of two or more contrasted or complementary phrases ending with a conclusive cadence; sentence (def. 3).
2. Also called "sentence," a passage or division of a piece of music, usually consisting of two or more contrasting or complementary musical phrases and ending on a cadence.
3. a musical structure or melodic section usually composed of two or more contrasting or complementary phrases and ending with a cadence.
phrase (in music):
1. a division of a composition, commonly a passage of four or eight measures, forming part of a period.
Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English <Old French <Latin sententia ‘opinion, decision’, equivalent to sent- (base of sentīre ‘to feel’) + -entia-ence; (v.) Middle English: ‘to pass judgment, decide judicially’ <Old French sentencier, derivative of sentence. British dictionary: C13: via Old French from Latin sententia a way of thinking, from sentīre to feel. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of sentence: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1592. History and Etymology for sentence: Noun: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sententia feeling, opinion, from *sentent-, *sentens, irregular present participle of sentire to feel — more at sense. —Merriam-Webster.
See grammar notes for sentence at Dictionary.com.*
Source: 1, 2.
Updated: 16 September 2020 {10:39 AM}