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Choral vocal music that uses big block chords is wordless; polyphonic word-ful singing is used in specialized contexts.
Choral vocal music that uses big block chords is wordless; polyphonic word-ful singing is used in specialized contexts.
== Instrumental music ==
== Instrumental music ==
The boundary between vocal and instrumental music is ill-defined, as pitched instruments can "speak" by imitating the tones of speech. One can also choose to play instruments in a more "relaxed" or "conversational" manner by playing in speech-like contours, the same way as voice can.
The boundary between vocal and instrumental music is ill-defined, as pitched instruments can "speak" by imitating the tones of speech. One can also choose to play instruments in a more "relaxed" or "conversational" manner by playing in speech-like contours rather than song-like ones, the same way as voice can.


== Instruments ==
== Instruments ==
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