Musical Terms 3 Flashcards
Frog
end of the bow in a string players hand
Glissando
(“gliss.”) sliding between two pitches
Grand Pause
G.P. - an extended rest for all performers
Grosse caisse
bass drum. (sometimes “Grand caisse”)
Langsam
slowly
Largamente
broadly
Largando
gradually broadening
Legato
smoothly, with no space in between notes
Leggiero
lightly
L’istesso tempo
same tempo
Luftpause
a short pause (literally “air pause” in German), with or without taking a breath
Lunga
Long
Maestoso
majestically
Marcato
(“marc.”) marked and accented
Messa di voce
a slight crescendo and the decrescendo on a note
Molto
much, very, a lot, as in Molto legato
Morendo
dying away
Ostinato
repeated pattern
Parlando
spoken style, clear and crisp
Pauken
timpani (German)
Pesante
heavy
Picardy third
the raised third in a minor key usually at the final cadence of a piece
Pizzicato
“pizz.” plucked string
Quodlibet
a composition developed by combining movements/melodies/or texts
Rallentando
Rall. Gradually slowing
Risoluto
boldly, decisively (“resolved”)
