Instrumental Techniques

Question 0

Arpeggio

Answer 0

Harp like- a chord with the notes spread out in time

Question 1

Altissimo

Answer 1

Very high

Question 2

Acciaccatura

Answer 2

An extra, very fast grace note

Question 3

Appoggiatura

Answer 3

A type of ornament

Question 4

Basso continuo

Answer 4

Continuous bass accompaniment

Question 5

A bocca chiusa

Answer 5

Wordless humming in a choral piece

Translates to mouth closed

Question 6

Chiuso

Answer 6

Calls for a horn to be muted by hand

Translates to closed

Question 7

Coll’arco

Answer 7

Cancels col legnk and pizzicato

Translates to with the bow

Question 8

Colla voce

Answer 8

A note to accompanists to play with (in time with) the singer, especially when slowing for textual effect
Translates to with the voice

Question 9

Col legno

Answer 9

Translates to with the wood

Calls for bowed instrument to be struck with the wood rather than the hair of the bow

Question 10

Coloratura

Answer 10

Translates to coloration

Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal line

Question 11

Glissando

Answer 11

Translates to glide

A sweeping glide from one pitch to another

Question 12

Legato

Answer 12

Translates to tied together

A series of notes played with a smooth connection between them

Question 13

Con sordino

Answer 13

With mute

Calls for mute to be applied, esp. To string instruments

Question 14

Senza sordino

Answer 14

Without mute

Calls for mute to be removed

Question 15

Pizzicato

Answer 15

Plucked

Calls for bowed instrument to be plucked with the fingers

Question 16

Portamento

Answer 16

Carrying

A sliding pitch between 2 notes

Question 17

Portato

Answer 17

Carried

A style of playing between staccato and legato

Question 18

Coperti

Answer 18

Covered

Of a drum, muted with a cloth

Question 19

Una corda

Answer 19

One string

With the soft pedal, on a piano

Question 20

Due corde

Answer 20

Two strings

With the soft pedal, on a piano

Question 21

Tre corde or tutte le corde

Answer 21

Three strings or all the strings

Cancels and Una corda

Question 22

Spiccato

Answer 22

Separated

Playing a string instrument by bouncing the now lightly on the strings

Question 23

Tutti

Answer 23

All

A direction for the entire ensemble to play or sing, rather than a soloist

Question 24

Staccatissimo

Answer 24

Very detached

Forcefully exaggerated staccato

Question 25

Staccato

Answer 25

Detached

A form of musical articulation in which notes are distinct and separated from each other by short gaps

Question 26

Scordatura

Answer 26

Mistuning
Alternate tuning (of strings)

Question 27

Vibrato

Answer 27

Vibrating

A rapid repetitive variation in the pitch of a tone

Question 28

Divisi

Answer 28

When a group of string instruments such as violin 1s are required to divide into two groups and play different notes

Question 29

Arpa

Answer 29

Harp