band finals tri two Flashcards
accelerando (accel)
gradually faster
allargando
gradually slower and more broad
andante
moderately slow tempo
animato
spirited
cantabile
in a singing style
coda
forward jump to the end passage
crescendo
gradually get louder
da capo (D.C)
back to the beginning
DC fine
go back to the fine
fine
marks the end of a dc of ds fine
dal segno (D.S)
back to the sign that looks like and s that has a slash through it with two dots on either side
decrescendo
gradually get softer
diminvendo
gradually get softer
DS al coda
go back to the sign and play until the coda
DS al fine
go back to the sign and play until the fine
divisi
divide into parts
dolce
sweetly, or in a sing song way
energico
with energy, lively
expressivo
express or make the passage sing
ppp
pianississimo
pp
pianissimo
p
piano
mp
mezzo piano
mf
mezzo forte
f
forte
ff
fortissimo
fff
fortississimo
sfz
sforzando
grandioso
play in a grand style
larghetto
very slow, not as slow as largo
largo
very slow
legato
smoothly, majestically
maestoso
majestically
meno
less
meno mosso
less movement
mezzo
medium
moderato
medium speed
molto
very
mosso
motion
piano
soft
piu
more
piu mosso
bit faster
pocco
little
pocco a pocco
little by little
presto
very fast
rallentando
watch conductor because he will slow down
ritard
gradually slow down
rubato
no specific tempo
simile
same/similar style
soli
section/sections have the same line of melody
sostenuto
sustained
stringendo
gradually faster
subito
suddenly
crescendo
get louder
decrescendo
get quieter
breath mark
’
caesura (//)
indicates brief, silent, pause
time signature
bottom number shows the note value
top number shows how many of those notes are in the measure
common time
c
cut time
c cut in half
staccato (.)
note is shorter than notated
accent (>)
louder, harder attact
tenuto (-)
full value, slightly longer
marcato (large carrot)
louder and more forceful than a regular accent
fermata (half circle with a dot in the middle)
sustain a note as long as the conductor wans it to be sustained
top part of sound triangle
piccolo, flute, oboe, first trumpets and claranets
second part of sound triangle
second and third trumpets and clarinets
third part of the sound triangle
horns alto sax alto clarinets, first trombones
fourth part of the sound triangle
second and third trombones, berry sax, etc.