What does these words and abbreviations mean?

mvt, op. sharp , flat, minor, major, kv

what is the difference between sonata and symphony?

What does these words and abbreviations mean?imax theater

Movement - a portion of a musical composition, with movements usually separated by a short pause.

Opus - essentially, a work of music. "Op. 3" means the third officially recognized piece of music from a composer.

Sharp - (usually) raising a pitch by one half step

Flat - (usually) lowering a pitch by one half step

Minor - music in the minor mode, or a minor triad with the third three half steps above the root + perfect fifth above root

Major - music in the major mode, or a major triad with the third four half steps above the root + perfect fifth above root

KV - K?chel-Verzeichnis, after Ludwig K?chel; the standard catalog of Mozart's works

Sonata - theme + transition + theme 2 (exposition) || development of themes || recap of both themes, with optional coda

Symphony - usually a multi-movement work with each movement in different forms (sonata form + song form + rondo, for example)

The differences between sonata and symphony are huge, but that's a general overview. Someone else may decide to expand on this...

What does these words and abbreviations mean?classical music opera theater

Search on http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheorydefs...

mvt. = the movement of a composition.

op. = Opus, the number given to a composition by the composer

sharp = a symbol in a key signature or used to change the pitch of a note up a half step.

flat = a symbol in a key signature or used to change the pitch of a note down a half step.

minor = "smaller". Minor Key = a key which has a minor interval between its first and third degree.

major = "greater". Major Key = a key that has major intervals between both the first and third degrees and first and sixth degree.

KV. = The thematic catalog list by Ludwig von Kochel of the compositions of Mozart.