New Vocabulary Flashcards
Octatonic scale
An eighth note scale consisting of a strict alternation of tones and semitones.
Fortississimo
ffff; as loud as possible
Minor Pentatonic
A 5 note scale when the second and sixth notes are missing
Mano Sinistra (M.S.)
Left hand
Mano Destra (M.D.)
Right hand
Attacca
Proceed without a break
Brillante
Sparkling and spirited
Con Fuoco
With fire
Tafelmusik
Indicates music to accompany banquets
Klangfarben Melody
The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument or another in the middle of the same note or line
Polychord
The combination of two or more different chords
Semplice
Simple
Oratorio
And extended cantata on a sacred subject
Sopra
Above
Cantata
Music written for chorus and orchestra