Orchestra Vocab.
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CamilleRogers on June 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a tempo | return to the original tempo |
| accent | stressed/harder pitch musical note |
| adagio | leisurely |
| allegretto | a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | a brisk and lively tempo |
| andante | a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) |
| andantino | (of tempo) moderately fast |
| arpeggio | a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously |
| beat | rhythm |
| cantabile | smooth and flowing, in a singing style |
| chord | a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together |
| chromatic pattern | Two or more notes in a sequence of half steps. |
| chromatic scale | a scale consisting of all half steps |
| composition | musical creation |
| concerto | a composition for orchestra and a soloist |
| crescendo | (music) a gradual increase in loudness |
| cut time | 2/2 time signature |
| d.c. al coda | a repeat sign that means to go back to the beginning and play to the coda sign, then play the coda. |
| d.c. al fine | Repeat from the beginning and play to the end |
| d.s. al coda | go back to the sign, then play the coda section at the coda sign |
| d.s. al fine | go back to the sign and stop at the fine |
| decrescendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness |
| double stop | when two strings are played at the same time |
| expressivo | expressively |
| fermata | hold the note longer than its value |
| gavotte | music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte |
| half step | a semi-tone. There are 12 half-steps in an octave |
| harmonic | a tone that is a component of a complex sound |
| hooked bow | two or more notes played in the same bow direction with a stop between each note |
| improvisation | an unplanned expedient |
| interval | the difference in pitch between two notes |
| key signature | the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key |
| ledger lines | lines written above or below the staff representing a continuation of the staff, used to indicate pitches above or below the staff |
| lento | (of tempo) slow |
| loure (portato) bowing | several notes are seperated by a SLUR by a very slight PAUSE in the bowing. This stroke is done without changing the direction of the bow |
| maestoso | majestically |
| moderato | (of tempo) moderate |
| musical form | the ways in which a composition is shaped to create a meaningful musical experience for the listener. |
| natural | of a key containing no sharps or flats |
| pizzicato | by means of plucking the strings instead of using the bow |
| presto | (of tempo) very fast |
| rallentando | gradually decreasing in tempo |
| ritardando | gradually decreasing in tempo |
| shifting | Sliding your left hand smoothly and lightly to a new location on the fingerboard. |
| sight-reading | reading and preforming a piece of music for the first time |
| slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato |
| spiccato bowing | bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings |
| staccato | separating the notes |
| syncopation | a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat |
| tie | unite musical notes by a tie |
| upbeat | an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) |
| whole step | interval equal to two half steps |
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