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| apocryphal | of doubtful authorship or authenticity |
| cassette | cartridge holding magnetic tape for playing or recording sound or pictures |
| climactic | having to do with the most exciting or intense part |
| concerto | a musical composition for soloists and orchestra with three contrasting movements |
| ebony | a hard, durable black wood from a family of tropical trees |
| encore | an additional performance at the end of a concert done at the request of the audience |
| endowment | permanent source of money given to a person or institution |
| illustrious | famous; outstanding; celebrated |
| mediocre | neither good nor bad; ordinary; not at all distinctive |
| novice | beginner |
| overture | orchestral introduction to a dramatic musical composition |
| patron | person who provides support and approval to an art or artist |
| refrain | regularly recurring phrase or verse; chorus |
| reverberate | to echo back; to repeatedly resound |
| rhapsody | musical composition that is free in form and often improvisational in nature |
| rococo | decorative style known for elaborate ornamentation |
| silhouette | outline portrait, usually of a profile |
| stimulate | to arouse or excite to activity and growth |
| superlative | supreme; unequalled |
| virtuoso | person with a special skill in an art |
