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Foreign terms Flashcards

1
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  1. Spieler, 2. Spieler
A

one player, second player

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2
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altri

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the others/the rest

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3
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arrache

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literally “torn,” or pizz

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4
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breit

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broad

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5
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drangend

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moving forward

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6
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meta

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half

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7
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Dampfer auf

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“mute in”

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8
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Dampfer ab

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“mute out”

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9
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en dehors

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to the fore

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10
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fassung

A

version

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11
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jeu de cloches

A

keyboard glockenspiel

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12
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nicht schleppend

A

don’t slow down

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13
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schalltrichter auf

A

bells up, clarinet/oboe/horn

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14
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retouche

A

changes in orchestration, sometimes requested by the conductor. (They should be added to the part so they can be later removed, and/or identified that they are specifically for this performance.)

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15
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Am bogen

A

“with bow,” strings

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16
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Mit schwammschlaegel

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with a “soft mallet” (sponge), percussion

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17
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Flatterzunge

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flutter tongue (brass, flute)

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18
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Tirez

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downbow

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19
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Tasto

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Fingerboard

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20
Q

col legno

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strike strings with the wood part of the bow

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21
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Pultweise geteilt

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Divided desk-wise (i.e. divided by person, inside-outside)

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22
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colla parte

A

double the part of another player

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23
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ottavino

A

Piccolo

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24
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tromba

A

trumpet

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25
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auf der buhne

A

on the stage

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26
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sul ponticello

A

play with the bow close to the bridge

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27
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erster Pult

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first stand

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28
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mettez les sourdines

A

use mutes

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29
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posaune

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trombone

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30
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pour enchainer

A

legato

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31
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da lontano

A

from afar

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32
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schlagwerk

A

Percussion section

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33
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jeu de timbres

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glockenspiel

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34
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avec sourdine

A

with mute

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35
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sul palco

A

on the stage

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36
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Becken

A

cymbal

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37
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B (in German music)

A

B-flat

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38
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H (in German music)

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B-natural

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39
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I. Pult

A

First stand

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40
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  1. Spieler
A

First player

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41
Q

ohne Dampfer

A

without mute

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42
Q

Cassa mit Teller

A

Drum with cymbal attachment

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43
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Cuivre

A

metal (mutes), “brassy”

44
Q

gli altri

A

the others

45
Q

Erste Fassung

A

First version

46
Q

Baguette d’eponge

A

sponge-headed drumstick

47
Q

Geige

A

Violin

48
Q

Pour enchainer/pour finir

A

For continuing and for stopping/finishing (when there are two different endings of a movement in a concert suite).

49
Q

Redivierte Ausgabe

A

Revised edition

50
Q

nur

A

only

51
Q

feierlich

A

solemn

52
Q

gestopft

A

stopped

53
Q

geteilt

A

divided

54
Q

massig bewegt

A

moderately moving/andante

55
Q

einleitung

A

introduction

56
Q

durchkomponiert

A

through-composed

57
Q

Ruhrtrommel

A

tenor drum or field drum

58
Q

ventilhorn

A

valve horn

59
Q

en retenant peu a peu

A

ritard gradually

60
Q

jeu de 25 cloches, donnant tous les degres chromatiques

A

keyboard glockenspiel

61
Q

tres sonore mais sans durete

A

loud, but not rough

62
Q

cembalo

A

harpsichord

63
Q

chitarra

A

guitar

64
Q

calando

A

gradually softer and slower

65
Q

Poussez

A

Upbow

66
Q

In string parts, what do the following indicate?: Ia, IIa, IIIa, IVa

A

1st string, 2nd string, 3rd string, 4th string

67
Q

Hinter die Scene

A

Off-stage

68
Q

Grosse flote nehmen

A

Change to flute (“take the flute”)

69
Q

corrigenda

A

errata

70
Q

15ma

A

play two octaves higher than written

71
Q

Chalumeau

A

The low register on the clarinet

72
Q

am Steg

A

at the bridge (ponticello)

73
Q

beruhigend

A

becoming calm

74
Q

etwas bewegter

A

somewhat more moving

75
Q

etwas schneller

A

somewhat faster

76
Q

fliessend (fließend)

A

flowing

77
Q

gemächlich

A

comfortable, leisurely

78
Q

hervortretend

A

to the fore

79
Q

immer langsamer

A

always slower

80
Q

zurückhaltend

A

holding back

81
Q

langsam

A

slow

82
Q

Schalltrichter auf

A

bells up

83
Q

in der Ferne

A

in the distance

84
Q

nicht schleppen

A

don’t drag

85
Q

offen

A

open

86
Q

Schlägel

A

mallet

87
Q

la spalla

A

“the shoulder,” aka the concertmaster

88
Q

What does “a2” in a string part mean?

A

Divisi a2

89
Q

sul tasto

A

play with the bow over the fingerboard

90
Q

detache

A

normal bowing

91
Q

portato

A

long bows with light bow-arm

92
Q

spiccato

A

off-the-string staccato

93
Q

saltato/saltando/ricochet

A

bounding the bow in the middle of the strings

94
Q

scordatura

A

re-tuning

95
Q

flageolet (flag.)

A

harmonics (strings)

96
Q

clarone

A

bass clarinet

97
Q

bouche/gestopft

A

“stopped” horn (played with the hand in the bell)

98
Q

ottoni

A

brass band (or banda) in Puccini

99
Q

timbales

A

Timpani (French)

100
Q

holzschagel

A

wooden sticks (percussion)

101
Q

piston

A

cornet

102
Q

Dampfer weg

A

“mute off”

103
Q

Dampfer an

A

“mute on”

104
Q

mit Dampfer

A

with mute

105
Q

aufstehen

A

stand up

106
Q

volti subito

A

turn quickly

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