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Conducting II Final Exam Flashcards

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What is a PREPARATORY BEAT? What does it show, and how is it achieved?

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  • It is the beat before the down beat
  • it shows time and style
  • it is achieved by the rebound from the previous beat
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Gesture of syncopation

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It is a gesture to control a response after the beat instead of on the beat

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Type of fermatas

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  • full stop: full cot off and re-ignition
  • Half stop: cut of but still reestablish time
  • Continuous: no release
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Define the SCORE TYPES:

  • Condensed
  • Full
  • Transposed
  • C Score
  • French
  • Open
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  • Condensed: It is where the score is cut in half and there will be parts that share a staff. very common in vocal scores
  • Full: Separate parts on separate staves
  • Transposed: It is where the transposed instruments are written as what they play
  • C Score: It is where the score is not transposed, and everything is “related” to C
  • French: It is where all parts on one staff, and the instruments will be written above the staff of who will be playing.
  • Open: where each part has a staff to itself
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Advantages of SCORE TYPES:

  • Condensed
  • Full
  • Transposed
  • C Score
  • French
  • Open
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  • Condensed: Easier to see which part/instrument has the melody or moving line
  • Full: easier to see the moving lines
  • Transposed: Don’t have to worry about transposing for instruments other than C
  • C Score: Easier to evaluate the score, and analyze the chords
  • French: Less page turns
  • Open: You can see each part very clearly
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Disadvantages SCORE TYPES:

  • Condensed
  • Full
  • Transposed
  • C Score
  • French
  • Open
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  • Condensed: Sometimes difficult to see who has the melody
  • Full: hard to follow every line
  • Transposed: hard to analyze the score
  • C Score: you will have to transpose instruments
  • French: Hard to tell which instrument is playing what
  • Open: you will want to follow one staff and you may forget the other parts
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Score order for Orchestra

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  • Flutes; oboe; bassoon; clarinet; bass clarinet
  • Horn; Trumpet; Trombone; Tuba
  • percussion
  • Viola; violin; cello; bass
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Score order for Wind Band

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  • Flutes; oboe; bassoon; clarinet; bass clarinet
  • Horn; Trumpet; Trombone; Tuba
  • percussion
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Score order for Jazz Band

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Saxophone; Trumpet; Trombone; bass trombone

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10
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Score order for Choir

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Soprano; alto; tenor; bass

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Ad Lib (or a piacere)

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at pleasure, at will

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a due(2)

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two part

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alla breve

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cut time

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14
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allargano

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slower

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15
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animato or con anima

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lively; ANIMATED

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aPASSIONato

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With passion

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Assai

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much; very

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18
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Attacca

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continue w/out pause

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Bravura

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great technical skill

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BRILLANTe

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sparkling

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21
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Cadenza

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solo often found at the end of movement or piece

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22
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cadence

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the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase

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23
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CALMando

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quieting down

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24
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Cantando

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in singing style

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Capriccioso

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freely

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Coda

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a concluding passage added to the form proper

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Con

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With

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Con Brio

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with vigor

29
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Con FORZa

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with force

30
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Con Fuoco(fire)

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with passion

31
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Con Sordino

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with mute

32
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Diatonic

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notes within a given scare or key

33
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DIVIsi

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divided part

34
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Dolce

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Sweet, gentle

35
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Doppio Movimento

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twice as fast

36
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e, ed, et

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and

37
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Forzando

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strong accent

38
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gioCOSO

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playful

39
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giusto

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exact, appropriate or usual tempo

40
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GRAZioso

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with grace

41
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Maestoso

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majestic

42
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marcia

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march

43
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morendo

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fading away

44
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nuance

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subtle shading in style

45
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ossia

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an alternate version

46
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pesante

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weighty

47
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piu

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more

48
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pochissimo

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as little as possible

49
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Quasi

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almost

50
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rubato

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free of access and rit within a measure w/out altering the duration of the measure as a whole

51
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sans

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without

52
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scherzando

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playfully

53
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segue

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continue

54
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sempre

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throughout

55
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soli

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a section solo, a group of solos

56
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sonore

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resounding

57
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sordino

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mute

58
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SOSTenuto

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sustain

59
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tenuto

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sustain full value

60
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tranquillo

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quiet

61
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troppo

A

too much

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