Alexei Grade 3 Pieces Flashcards
Minuet
Slow and stately dance in 3/4 (triple) time
F
Forte - loud
Tr
Trill
An ornament
Rapid alternation of two notes
Appoggiatura
Literally ‘leaning’, it is an ornament.
The small note (first) is played on the beat and takes half the second notes value
Quintuplet
5 notes (semiquavers) played in the time of 4
What is the key signature of the minuet
C major
What is the key of the Trio section in the Minuet?
C minor
da capo
From the beginning
Hairpin >
Decrescendo
Gradually getting softer
Triplet
Three notes of the same value played in the time of two
Mp
Mezzo piano
Moderately soft
3/4 time signature - define
Simple triple time, three crotchet beats in a bar
Zart schwebend
Delicately floating (German)
Composer name and nationality (Minuet and trio)
Haydn - Austrian
Minuet: Musical style/period?
Classical
Pp
Pianissimo
Very soft
Acciaccatura
Crushed note
A form of decoration/ornamentation
Played just before the beat
Riten.
Ritenuto
Held back
A tempo
Back to former speed after slowing down
Ritard.
Ritardando
Gradually getting slower
Ossia
Alternative
Key implied in Butterfly Waltz?
B minor
Examples of chromaticism in banjo
Bar 10 and bar 14
Swung quavers
To be played ‘long short long short’ and not evenly
Mf
Mezzo forte
Moderately loud
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Accent
Banjo: who is the composer and what is his nationality?
German
Fermata
Pause
