Allegro Sonata in G major, K 283: 1 - Signs and Terms

Question 1

Anacrusis

Answer 1

a note or group of notes that precedes the first accented note of a phrase

The accented note of the phrase is found in the first complete measure of music.

Question 2

what is fp?

Answer 2

fortepiano means a forte accent immediately followed by piano

Question 3

staccato and slur

Answer 3

portarto or mezzo staccato .

meaning to play smoothly but detached.

Question 4

Appoggiatura

Answer 4

a grace note which delays the next note of the melody, taking half or more of its written time value.

Places emphasis on the grace note. Unlike an acciaccatura which places emphasis on the main note.

Question 5

triplet

Answer 5

s a group of three notes played inside another note-length. It’s a portion of musical time that’s been split rhythmically into three equal parts

Question 6

Köchel

Answer 6

chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

the entries are abbreviated K., or KV