In classical music, a movement is a section of a large work, usually with a single tempo marking.

The minuet is a dance that was incorporated as a quick and lively third movement of a larger work, usually a sonata, and was later replaced by the scherzo. The sonata minuet is divided into three sections: the first and last are called minuet and the middle is called the trio.

The grouping of beats and accents, governed by the time signature, that defines the rhythm within a measure.

A group of beats, or small units of time, (generally, in twos, threes, fours, sixes or a multiple of those numbers) the first of which is often accented. Each group is set off from the others by bar lines.

The sharp or flat notations appearing at the beginning of each staff, indicating the scale and the key of the composition.

The distance in pitch between two notes. The smallest interval is the half-tone and twelve half-tones or six whole-tones make up an octave.

A musical tempo marking indicating that the music should be played very slowly, and often in a somber mood.

A type of compositional device where a musical idea is stated one after another by a succession of voices or instruments. This form was most often used in the Baroque era, where Bach was the acknowledged master. It is, however, found in all kinds of music, from symphonies to string quartets.

A musical term meaning loud. It is usually notated in the music with a single f, with ff meaning fortissimo, very loud.

A sign used in musical notation to indicate that the note which follows it should be lowered by a half-tone.