ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory August 2020 Flashcards
ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory August 2020
a niente
nothing (diminuendo a niente: fade to nothing, to silence)
ad libitum, ad lib
at choice, meaning that a passage may be played freely
attaca
go straight on, indicating an immediate move to the next section of music
cantando
singing
con dolore
with grief
con spirito
with spirit
doloroso
sorrowful
langsam (German)
slow
largamente
broadly
lebhaft (German)
lively
mässig (German)
as a moderate speed
morendo
dying away
perdendosi
dying away
quasi
as if, resembling
rinforzando, rf, rfz, rinf
reinforcing
ruhig (German)
peacefully
schnell (German)
fast
smorzando, smorz
dying away in tone and speed
sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
sotto voce
in an undertone
tenor clef
(a type of C clef)
traurig (German)
sad
perfect cadence
V - I
plagal cadence
IV - I
imperfect cadence
any chord to V
I - V, or II - V or IV - V are those used in grade 5
Name transposing instruments of the orchestra
Double Bass - 8ve down
Trumpet - Bb
French Horn - F
Cor Anglais - F
Clarinet - Bb
Name the voices in a choir
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Which letter describes a chord in root position?
a
The root note is the lowest note
Which letter describes a chord in first inversion?
b
The 3rd is the lowest note
Which letter describes a chord in second inversion?
c
The 5th is the lowest note
Name the wind instruments with one reed
clarinet
saxophone
Name the wind instruments with two reeds
oboe
bassoon
cor anglais
