Terms - N
N.C.
nacaire
nach
nachahmung
Nachschlag
Nacht-musik
nail pizzicato
nakers
Nänie
NARD
nasello
national anthems
National Association of Rudimental Drummers
national schools
nationalism
natural
natural horn
natural keys
natural minor scale
natural trumpet
Neapolitan sixth
neck
negligénte
negra
nenia
nénie
neo-Gallican chant
neoclassical
neoromantic
nera
Netherlands Schools
neumatic
neumes
neutral clef
new age music
new Classicism
New Orleans Jazz
new Romanticism
nicht
nicht zu viel
Niederstrich
niente
nine stroke roll
ninna nanna
ninth
ninth chord
No Chord
nobile
noch
nocturne
nodes
noël
noire
nokturn
non
non troppo
non-harmonic note
non-transposing instruments
non-Western sounds
None
nonet
not too much
nota
nota con puntillo
nota puntata
nota sensibile
notation
note
note cluster
note pointée
note sensible
note values
notehead
Notenfahne
Notenhals
Notenkopf
notturno
nut
natural trumpet
[English]
A brass instrument from the trumpet family that lacks valves or keys to change pitches. These instruments only produce the pitches that are contained in the natural overtone series. These "natural" instruments often have crooks, or alternate lengths of tubing that change the key of the instrument, or the inherent pitches that the instrument can play. Experienced performer can also produce tones outside of the overtone series through lipping techniques.