Transposition Flashcards
D trumpet
Sounds M2 above
C trumpet
As written
Bb trumpet
Sounds M2 below
Flugelhorn
Sounds M2 below
Bb instrument
French horn
In F
Sounds P5 below
Cornet
Bb
Sounds M2 below
Flugelhorn
Bb instrument
Sounds M2 below
Clarinet
Bb most common
Sounds M2 below
Bass clarinet
Bb most common
Sounds M2 below
Soprano sax
Bb
Sounds M2 below written
Alto sax
Eb instrument
Sounds M6 below written
Tenor sax
Bb instrument
Sounds M9 below written
Bari sax
Eb instrument
Sounds M13 below
Piccolo
Sounds octave above written
Sec or secco
Dry
What should conductor do if player has cues in their parts
Decide whether or not cues are needed and tell player
What does a 3 mean
All three players in unison. Usually at end of divisiom
Trill
Rapid alternation between two notes. Usually printed noted and the diatonic above
Segue
Don’t pause from one thing to another. No break in sound
Attacka
Attack without pause between movements
Loco
Used after octave up or down symbol. Back to og
Colla parte
With soloist in style tempo etc
Soto Voce
Very soft
When a choir has poor diction. What mean
Not enunciating clearly and together. More focus on enunciating consonants
Standard instruments in string quartet
Two violin, cello bass
Woodwind quintet
Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn
As lib
Free with tempo and phrasing
Percussion with abbreviation SD
Snare drum
L.v in music piano percussion strings
Let vibrate
Four pitched percussion
Xylophone
Marimba
Chimes
Vibrophone
Pitched membranophones that can adjust pitch
Timpani
Roto toms
Instruments that can flutter tongue
Brass and flutes
What does hand do in French horn
Influence pitch and tone
Transposing tenor clef
Read it as major second up from concert treble
Key does not change
