Theory Exam Terms
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Italian | English |
|---|---|
 Allemande | moderately fast, 44, short anacrusis, continuous movement |
| Italian Courante | fast, 34, 32, 64, short anacrusis, continuous movement |
| French Courante | fast, 34, 32, 64, short anacrusis, varied rhythm, sometimes changing from 32 to 64 at the cadence point |
| Minuet | moderate, 34, no anacrusis, graceful |
| Sarabande | slow, 34, 32, no anacrusis, stately, often ornamented with second beat accented |
| Gavotte | moderately fast, 22, 44, half-bar anacrusis, rhythmic, sprightly |
| Gigue | fast, 68, 98, 128, usually a short anacrusis, often contrapuntal |
| Violin range | G, D, A, E |
| Viola range | C, G, D, A |
| Cello range | C, G, D, A |
| Bass range | E, A, D, G, sounding an octave lower |
| arco | with the bow |
| pizzicato | plucked with the fingers |
| tremolo | bowing back and forth very rapidly to produce a shimmery effect |
| sul ponticello | bow on or near the bridge |
| sul tasto | bow on or near the fingerboard |
| cantando | in a singing style |
| tenuto | held |
| piacevole | pleasant, agreeable |
| portamento | a smooth gliding from one note to another |
| dolente | sadly, plaintive |
| doloroso | sadly, plaintive |
| sotto voce | softly, in an undertone |
| giocoso | gay, merry |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| assai | very |
| quasi | as if, as it were |
| scherzando | playfully |
| subito | suddenly |
| non troppo | not too much |
| tempo commodo | at a comfortable speed |
| tempo giusto | at a consistent speed |
| l'istesso tempo | at the same speed |
| grave | slow and solemn |
| rubato | with some freedom in the time |
| stringendo | pressing on faster |
| perdendosi | fading away |
| smorzando | dying away |
| rinforzando | reinforcing the tone |
| pesante | heavily |
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