Other terms Flashcards
Ad libium
free, tempo at descretion of conductor
Agitato
agitated
Alberti bass
broken chord style
Alla breve
cut time with half note receiving beat
Allargando
slowing down
Anacrusis
upbeat or pick up
Animato
animated, spirited
Arco
using bow of string
Boca chuisa
closed mouth, humming
Caesura
train tracks, all stop
Calando
gradually diminishing
Cantabile
in singing style
col legno
using wood of bow on string instrument
colla parte
following soloists part, especially with tempo
con brio
with fire, vigorously
Con sordino
with mute, muted strings
Con moto
with motion
continuo
Baroque accompaniment ensemble
corno
horn in Italian
cor anglaise
English horn in French
da capo
at the head, go to beginning
Dal segno
back to the sign
detache
detached style of bowing
down bow
pulling bow of string instrument
fermata
hold at directors discretion
forzando
sudden strong accent
Frog
end of bow in string players hand
glissando
sliding between two pitches
grand pause
extended rest for all performers
grosse caisse
bass drum
langsam
slowly
largamente
broadly
largando
gradually broadening
legato
smoothly, no space between notes
leggiero
lightly
l’istesso tempo
same tempo
luftpause
short pause
lunga
long
maestoso
magestically
marcato
marked and accented
messa di voce
slight crescendo and decrescendo of notes
molto
much, a lot
morendo
dying away
ostinato
repeated pattern
parlando
spoken style, clear and crisp
pauken
timpani
pesante
heavy
picardy third
raised third in minor key usually at final cadence
pizzicato
plucked string
quodlibet
a composition developed by combing movements or melodies
rallentando
gradually slowing
resolution
boldy, decisively
ritardando
gradually slowing
rubato
robing, free tempo
secco recitiate
dry fashion with no connecting accompaniment
seque
follows without break
semplice
simple
sempre
always
senza
without
sforzando
sudden strong accent
simile
continue with similar style
sotto voce
under voice, low tone
spicatto
very separated and light staccato style of bowing
sprechstimme
speech like singing with approximated itches
staccato
detatatched, played short
subito
suddenly
sul ponticello
played near the bridge on a string instrument
sul tasto
played over fingerboard
tempo primo
original tempo
tenement
tenderly
tenuto
play note to its full value
tessitura
range of a piece
tremolo
rapid rep of repeated note
trill
alternation of two notes
tromba
trumpet Italian
tutti
everyone plays
una corda
one string left on piano
up bow
starting at tup of bow and pushing bow toward instrument
