2016 Midterm Flashcards
Sousa Sousa Sousa
John Phillip Sousa
In the Shining of the Stars
Robert Sheldon
Les Miserables
Johnnie Vinson
Prelude Siciliano Rondo
Malcolm Arnold
Nutcracker
P. I. Tchaikovsky
Kinetic Dances
Randall D Standridge
Syzygy
Michael Kamuf
What happens in the trio of a March?
Key change
Fairest of the Fair
John Phillip Sousa
Mf
Mezzo Forte
Moderately loud
P
Piano
Softly
Dim.
Diminuendo
Gradually get softer
F
Forte
Loud
Mp
Mezzo piano
Moderately soft
Pp
Pianissimo
Very soft
Ff
Fortissimo
Very loud
Cresc.
Crescendo
Gradually get louder
Sfz
Sforzando
Suddenly, strongly and accented
List from slowest to fastest
Grave moderato vivace andantino prestissimo adagio
Grave adagio andantino moderato vivace prestissimo
Assai
Very much
Molto
Very much
Poco
A little
Più
More
Meno
Less
maestoso
Majestic stately
sostenuto
Sustained
dolce
Sweetly, delicately
morendo
Dying
cantabile
Singing like
Molto Ritard
Very greatly and gradually slow down
Staccato
Short separated
Long Accent (draw the symbol also)
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Play the note to its fullest value and louder
Short Accent (draw the symbol also)
Short, separated, louder
Balance
Balance is how loud you play
Texture and use in band
Layers
One part playing a melody in a higher octave, another part if playing in a lower octave, some one else plays a rhythmic section.
blend
Blend is the quality of sound you play with
Allegro ma non troppo
Fast, but not too fast
Rubato
Free tempo and not marked measure
Rallentando
Gradually slow down
Intonation
Playing in tune
Unison
When a whole section or ensemble play the same thing
Chord
Three or four notes played at the same time.
Accelerando
Play with an increasing speed
Tutti
While ensemble plays together
Slur
Play all notes in the slur connected and legato.
Tenuto
Play note to its full length
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Glissando
A continuous slide up or down between two notes
Squiggly
Expressivo
With expression
Rondo
Last movement in a sonata
Theme stated three times in the same key
Coda
Concluding passage of a piece; often and add on to the basic structure