Performance Direction Flashcards
The word SOTTO means:
Under
INCALZANDO is to MORENDO as CALANDO is to:
STRINGENDO
Which is the slowest tempo?
Adagio
Allegretto
Andante
Allargando
Adagio
Another name for a grace note is:
Acciaccatura
SOLI means:
Lead is in the section
DOLCE means:
Sweet
DOPPIO means:
Double
SORDINO means:
Mute
RUBATO means:
Unsteadiness of tempo
DEL SEGNO means:
Go back to the sign
LEGGIERO means:
Lightly
This meter is called:
Cut time
March time
Half time
Alla breve
The preparatory bear is used primarily to give the performers time to bring their instruments into playing position.
False
Of the terms listed, which group has the same meaning for each word?
CALANDO, MORENDO, SMORZADO
If you saw D.C. written on a part you would know that:
You’re to go back to the beginning
A glissando that usually starts a fourth or fifth below a note of any value is considered to be a
Flare
If quarter note = 120 and quarter note = half note, then:
Half note = 120
Which of the following would only be found on brass parts:
H.O.B.
The term L’istesso Tempo means:
Same tempo
In conducting, the ictus is the exact point of execution.
True
Which of the following is NOT one of the uses of the left hand in conducting:
Give holds or cuts
Indicating style or character
Indicating changes in tempo
None of the above
None of the above
The main characteristic of the Tango is:
A heavy accent on the fourth beat or after-beat of four
An old dance in duple meter originating in southern France is called a:
Rigaudon
