One stop

A wholesale source for music product, primarily used by independent record stores which purchase product from there for retail sale.

Parental Advisory Label

Notice to parents and others that selected recordings may contain strong language or depictions of violence, sex or substance abuse. Parental discretion is advised. The label is a non-removable logo that record companies voluntarily place on products to better inform consumers and retailers while also protecting the rights of artists.

Presto

The fastest tempo marking is "prestissimo" as fast as possible. Presto indicates a tempo marking that is very fast. Prior to the eighteenth century, this tempo was the equivalent of allegro but since that time has indicated a pace even faster than allegro.

Product configuration

Any variety of "delivery system" on which prerecorded music is stored. Various music storage/delivery mediums include the full-length CD album, CD single, cassette album or single, vinyl album or single, mini-disc or VHS music video.

propagation

The motion of waves through or along a medium. For electromagnetic waves, propagation may occur in a vacuum as well as in material media.

Quaver

A quaver is the British name for an eighth note. Quavers receive one half of a beat in standard time signatures for they are one half of a quarter note and all quarter notes receive four beats in a measure, and one beat per note in common time 4/4.

Rack Jobber

A wholesaler that supplies stores like Kmart, Wal Mart etc...

Rackjobber

A business concern that obtains product from distributors for large discount department store chains, such as Target and Wal-Mart.

Record club

A mail order operation in which consumers become "members." In some cases, members commit to purchasing a specified number of recordings.

recording console

Register

Register refers specifically to the tonal range of a particular voice, instrument or composition. The register is simply described as the highest and lowest notes accessible. Compass is synonymous with register but register can also refer to an organ stop and it can be used to refer to the specific pitch of an instrument class. For example, the soprano flute is registered in the key of C.

Reissue

Renewed availability or re-distribution of an older, previously released or otherwise unavailable recorded product.

Relative key

In music, the relative minor of a particular major key (or the relative major of a minor key) is the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic, as opposed to parallel minor or major, respectively. For example, G major and E minor both have a single sharp in their key signature; so we say that E minor is the relative minor of G major. The relative minor of a major key always has a tonic a minor third lower. A complete list of relative minor/major pairs is: * C major–A minor * C sharp/D flat major–A sharp/B flat minor * D major–B minor * D sharp/E flat major–C minor * E major–C sharp/D flat minor * F major–D minor * F sharp/G flat major–D sharp/E flat minor * G major–E minor * G sharp/A flat major–F minor * A major–F sharp/G flat minor * A sharp/B flat major–G minor * B/C flat major–G sharp/A flat minor Together with moves to the dominant (fifth scale degree) or sub-dominant (fourth scale degree), modulation to the relative minor or major are the most common in tonal music.

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Release Date

The actual date that a manufacturer "releases" product for distribution; the date on which the manufacturer physically mails or "ships" product for distribution.

Returns

The quantity of unsold product from a retailer or other outlet that is returned to the distributor.

Rhythm

The arrangement of beats and accents in a musical bar refers to rhythm. Along with melody and harmony, one of the principal elements of any piece of music is the rhythm. The rhythm of any musical work depends largely on a combination of the time signature, which indicates the number of beats or pulses per measure, and the tempo, which indicates how quickly or slowly each sequence of beats should be played. Rhythm is also contingent upon the accent given patterns of the beats in each measure and the subdivisions of these beats. Rhythm is also the distinctive grouping of sounds and silence in time based on the duration of tone, strong and weak stresses and other factors like harmony and melodic contour. Rhythm is normally regulated by meter or some other form of regular pulse like a heart-beat. Natural rhythms of the body help to determine what are considered fast, slow and medium rhythms including one's pace of walking and breathing. Rhythmic "tempos," accordingly, are relative, at least in part, to the rhythms of the human body.

Ride Rhythm

A basic jazz pattern of rhythmic beats in each bar or measure of music is a "ride rhythm". This particular rhythm is so-named because it is often tapped out on either a ride cymbal or a high hat.

Scherzo

Scherzos are supposed to be musical jokes, and, for the most part, they are. In the Baroque period the scherzo referred specifically to any vocal work that was of a light character. This lightness of character remains a quality of the scherzo with few exceptions. After 1650 the term scherzo was only applied to instrumental music. This music was characterized by quick tempos, 2/4 or 3/4 meters and they were used as the next to the last movement in a number of different musical forms. During the Romantic and post-Romantic eras scherzos were regular components of the symphony and they also became independent forms for the piano in the hands of Chopin, Brahms and Mendelssohn specifically.

Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI)

An initiative to bring together the worldwide music community in an open forum with technology companies to develop an open interoperable architecture and specification for digital music security.

Segue

Italian for "follows," a segue is used to indicate a smooth, flowing transition from one section of a composition to another without any pause or interruption. It is also an instruction to continue a musical or rhythmic pattern that has already been established such as a broken-chord or Alberti accompaniment.

semitone

Music. An interval equal to a half tone in the standard diatonic scale. Also called half step, half tone.

Ship Date

Ship Date

The date on which the manufacturer physically mails or "ships" product for distribution.

Short Form Albums

Defined as configurations with at least three, but not more than five, cuts and a maximum running time of 30 minutes. Short-form albums are awarded at the same levels as full-length albums.

SoundScan

SoundScan is an information system that tracks actual sales of music and music video products throughout the United States. Sales data from point-of-sale cash registers is collected weekly from over 16,000 retail, mass merchant and non-traditional outlets, such as on-line stores and other venues. Fresh data is compiled and made available to SoundScan's subcribers every Wednesday. Soundscan clients include all major and most indie record companies, distribution companies, artist managers, booking agents, concert promoters and venue owners. Since March 1, 1991, BILLBOARD MAGAZINE charts have been constructed directly from SoundScan data. MTV, VH1, CMT and all major newspapers regularly use SoundScan data. SoundScan offers a great variety of information access packages. They range in price and as far as we know, you need to join and purchase a package in order to check your SoundScan numbers.

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