impresario (em preh SAR ee oh) head-person of music performance company
impressionism (em PRES shun is um) atmospheric contemporary composing
impromptu (em PROHM too) short  casual instrumental piece 
improvisation (em PROHV eh zay shun) extemporaneous performance
incidental music (in seh DEN tal) music to accompany performance of a drama or play
instrumentation (in strah men tay shun) writing for instruments suited to their character
interlude (IN ter lood) musical bridge between drama acts
intermezzo (in ter MEZ oh) short, light, instrumental piece heard during breaks in a play or short symphonic movement.
interpretation (in ter preh TAY shun) re-creation of the composers thought
interval (in ter vahl) distance in pitch beween two notes
intonation (in toh NAY shun) degree of accuracy in playing in-tune
introit (in traw) music prelude to a church service
invention (in VEN shun) short keyboard piece in counterpoint based on a single musical idea
inversion (in VER zhun) presentation of a phrase upside down
Ionian mode (eye OH nee in) church music on white keys of keayboard ascending C to C scale

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