RMT - Notation: part 1.4

Question 1

Another term for the underlying pulse of Western music:

Answer 1

beat

Even though the listener might not hear the beat, the performer must always be aware of it.

Question 2

List seven tempo marks from Grave to Andantino:

Answer 2

Grave - extremely slow
Largo - very slow
Lento - slow
Larghetto - not as slow as Largo
Adagio - comfortably slow
Andante - walking speed
Andantino - a little faster than andante

Question 3

List seven tempo marks from Moderato to Prestissimo:

Answer 3

Moderato - moderate
Allegretto - not as fast as allegro
Allegro - fast
Vivace - lively
Vivo - same as vivace
Presto - very fast
Prestissimo - as fast as possible

Question 4

List the meaning of the following words:
animato
assai
bravura
brio
dolce
dolore

Answer 4

with life
very, enough
boldly
spirit
sweetly
Schmerz

Question 5

List the meaning of the following words:
espressivo
fuoco
grandioso
grazioso
l'istesso

Answer 5

expressively
fiery
stately
gracefully
the same

Question 6

List the meaning of the following words:
maestoso
marcato
pesante
risoluto

Answer 6

dignified
well marked, accented
heavily
with resolve

Question 7

a tempo
accelerando
affrettando
agitato
allargando
l'intesso tempo
meno mosso
più mosso

Answer 7

return to previous tempo
get faster
becoming quicker
faster, agitated
broaden and slow
retain the same tempo
less motion, slower
faster

Question 8

rallentando
ritardando
ritenuto
rubato
stringendo
tempo primo

Answer 8

slowing down
gradually slowing
a sudden slowing
with rhythmic flexibility
get faster
return to first tempo

Question 9

Between two bar lines is a:

Answer 9

measure or

bar

Question 10

The organization of beats is indicated by the:

Answer 10

meter signature or

time signature

Question 11

Bars that consist of two, four or eight beats are said to be in:

Answer 11

duple meter

Question 12

Bars with three pulses are referred to as being in:

Answer 12

triple meter

Question 13

Two other terms for the first beat in a bar:

Answer 13

downbeat or

thesis

Question 14

In a four-beat bar the 2nd and 4th beat are usually referred to as:

Answer 14

off-beats

Question 15

The last beat of a bar is called (4 names):

Answer 15

upbeat
arsis
anacrusis
pickup

Question 16

Two time signatures without numbers:

Answer 16

common time (4|4)
alla breve aka. cut time (2|2)

Question 17

When a measure of six beats is heard as two groups of three pulses it is described as:

Answer 17

compound time aka.
compound duple time aka.
compound duple meter

Question 18

When a measure of six beats is heard as three groups of two pulses it is described as a:

Answer 18

simple triple meter

Question 19

Time signatures with upper numbers of 5, 7, 10, 11 and so forth, are sometimes referred to as:

Answer 19

irregular meters aka.

irrational meters

Question 20

Incomplete measures at the beginning of a piece are referred to as:

Answer 20

pickups

Question 21

When in a meter such as three four time one has to play two or four notes with equal duration in a timeframe usually occupied by three or six notes, we have to play:

Answer 21

duplets

quadruplets

Question 22

Examples for tuplets:

Answer 22

triplets
quintuplets
sextuplets

duplets
quadruplets

Question 23

When three equal durations occur during the time normally occupied by two events it is referred to as:

Answer 23

hemiola