Foreign Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Ab
A
down, away, off
2
Q
abdampfen
A
damp, dampen down
(timpani)
3
Q
aber
A
but
4
Q
alle
A
all, tutti
5
Q
Alt
A
alto (voice)
6
Q
am Griffbrett
A
on the fingerboard
7
Q
am Steg
A
at the bridge
8
Q
am Anfang, zu Anfang
A
at the beginning, from the beginning
9
Q
auf
A
up, on, in the air
10
Q
Ausdrucksvoll
A
espressivo
11
Q
Basse
A
basses, double basses
12
Q
befestigt
A
attached
13
Q
beiden handen
A
both hands
14
Q
beides v. Einem geschalegen
A
both [bass drum & cymbals] played by one person
15
Q
breit
A
broad
16
Q
Dampfer
A
mutes
17
Q
Dampfer ab
A
without mutes
18
Q
ohne Dampfer
A
without mutes
19
Q
keine Dampfer
A
without mutes
20
Q
die andere Halfte
A
the other half
21
Q
Bratche
A
viola
22
Q
Doppelgriff (Dpplrgr.)
A
double-stop
23
Q
dreifach geth, 3-fach feth
A
3-part divisi
24
Q
Flageolet, Flag.
A
harmonic
25
ganz
entire, altogether, complete
26
gebrochen
broken, arpeggiated
27
gedampft
muted, (drum) muffled
28
gestopft (gest.)
bouche, stopped (horns/tpts)
29
gestrichen
bowed, stroked
30
geteilt, get. geth.
divided
31
Geige
strings, violins
32
Halfte, die Halfte
Half the section
33
im Orchester
in the orchestra [not backstage]
34
lang, lange
long
35
mit dampfer
with mutes
36
auf dampfer
with mutes
37
mit dem Bogen geschlagen
struck with the bow
38
mit sordinen
with mutes
39
mit Teller(n)
crash cymbals
40
Nachschlage
notes of a trill
41
naturlich
naturally (cancelling effect)
42
Nicht trillern
don't trill
43
Nur 2 Spieler
only 2 players
44
nur die ersten 2 Pulte
only the first 2 desks
45
offen
open
46
ohne
without
47
Pult(e)
desks (of strings)
48
Partitur
score
49
Saite
string
50
Schalltrichter auf, Schalltrichter in die Hohe. Schalltrichter hoch
bells up
51
Spieler
players
52
Teilen
divided
53
Cedez
yielding, slower
54
Cuivre/s
brassy
55
Sur le chevalet
on the bridge
56
Sul ponticello
on the bridge
57
Sur la touche
on the fingerboard
58
Sul tasto
on the fingerboard
59
Sourdine
mute
60
Mettez sourdine
mute on
61
Otez sourdine
mute off
62
Du talon
from the frog
63
de la pointe
from the tip
64
Violon
violin
65
Alto
viola
66
Violoncelle
cello
67
Contrebasse
Bass
68
ouvert
open
69
retenu
slower (ritard)
70
sons bouches
stopped
71
sons naturels
open
72
Blasinstrumenten
wind instruments
72
hautbois
oboes
73
cor anglais
English horn
74
Cor
horn
75
Corno
horn
76
trompa (Sp.)
horn
77
Tromba
trumpet
78
Clarino
trumpet
79
Pousane
trombone
80
Streicher
strings
81
Cimbasso
Valved Trombone
82
83
Cimbalom
Dulcimer/hammered string instrument
84
Harfe
Harp
85
Arpa
Harp
86
Cembalo/Cimbalo
Harpsichord
87
Orgel
Organ
88
Schlagzeug
Percussion
89
Klavier
Piano
90
Grosse caisse
Bass Drum
91
Grosse Trommel
Bass Drum
92
Cassa
Bass Drum
93
Gran cassa
Bass drum
94
coches a vache
cowbells
95
cymbales
cymbals
96
Becken
cymbals
97
piatti
cymbals
98
Tambour
drum
99
Trommel
drum
100
tamburo
drum
101
jeu de timbres
glockenspiel
102
campanelli
glockenspiel
103
Caisse claire
snare drum
104
Side Drum
snare drum
105
leinentrommel
snare drum
106
tamburo militare
snare drum
107
timbales
Timpani
108
Pauken
timpani
109
Cloches tubulaires
tubular bells
110
Cloches
bells
111
Campane
bells, chimes
112
Stimme
voice
113
Con sordino
with mute
114
Senza sordino
without mute
115
Avec sordine
with mute
116
muta
change to [instrument], or change tuning (harp, timpani)
117
loco
back to written pitch [after 8va, 8vb]
118
Ricochet
bring bow across string in a manner to create smaller rebounds in same stroke
119
Jete
ricochet/one bow stroke with smaller rebounds
120
Sautille
short rapid detached bow stroke that makes the bow bounce lightly off the string
121
col legno
struck with the wood of the bow
122
Sul tasto
over the fingerboard
123
Sul ponticello
over the bridge
124
die Ubrigen
the rest
125
gli altri
the rest
126
Tiel
Part, section (as in the first part)
127
Scordatura
deliberate change in tuning
128
Punta
point (of bow)
129
pizzicato
plucked
130
Platillos
cymbals
131
partition
score
132
Ottavino
piccolo
133
Ottoni
brass section
134
ouvert a moitié
half-open
135
Ossia
other, indicates an alternate part
136
moll
minor
137
dur
major
138
moitie
half
139
metales
brass section (sp)
140
la meta/meta
half
141
Meme
same
142
legato
smooth. even, with no breaks
143
Lebhaft
Animated, lively
144
Vif
Lively, animated
145
Lent
Slow
146
Langsam
Slow
147
hell
clear, ringing
148
Harmoniestimme
winds/brass section
149
Glissando
slide between notes
150
geschleift
slurred, bound, legato
151
Gesang
singing, vocal part
152
Flatterzunge
flutter tongue
153
Frullato
flutter tongue
154
Fassung
version
155
etouffe
damped, muted, choked (harps, cymbals, etc)
156
doppio
twice
157
doppio corda
double stop
158
Dampfer weg
without mute
159
Clarone
bass clarinet
160
au chevalet
on the bridge
161
Cimbalo
Cymbal, Harpsichord, or Tambourine
162
Clairon
Bugle
163
Chalumeau
low register of modern clarinets, obsolete form of clarinet
164
Changez en
change to
165
Chanterelle
Highest string (in violins, etc)
166
cassa rullante
tenor drum
167
Cerrado
closed, stopped
168
Capo
beginning
169
Cantabile
singing
170
Campana
bell, chime
171
Bouche/z
stopped (horns)
172
bis
G. up to, until
I. Twice, indicating a repeat
173
batteria
percussion section
174
batterie
percussion section
175
batutto
(col legno) strike with the stick of the bow
176
Fagott
bassoon
177
Bajon
bassoon
178
Aufzug
Act (of opera)
179
Auftritt
Scene
180
Aufstrich
up-bow
181
attacca
continue without pause
182
archi
string section
183
arco
bowed
184
Dans les coulisses
Offstage
185
In weiter Entfernung
off stage
186
sur la scene
on stage
