Music Terminology
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jindachailatte on September 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Kleine Flote | piccolo (German) |
| cor | horn (French) |
| tromba | trumpet (Italian) |
| Posaune | trombone (German) |
| Pauken | timpani or kettledrums (German) |
| Baryton | euphonium (German) |
| campanelli | glockenspiel (Italian) |
| Glocken | bells or chimes (German) |
| kleine Trommel | snare drum (German) |
| grosse Trommel | bass drum (German) |
| Becken | cymbals (German) |
| piatti | cymbals (German) |
| tam-tam | gong or tam-tam (French and italian) |
| Tam-tam | gong or tam-tam (German) |
| Ratsche | rattle (German) |
| Schellen | sleighbells (German) |
| Peitsche | slapstick or whip (German) |
| Bratsche | viola (German) |
| Kontrabass | double bass (German) |
| am Steg | At the bridge of a stringed instrument (German) |
| arco | With the bow (Italian) |
| Bogen | With the bow (German) |
| corda | String (Italian) |
| detache | String (French) |
| col legno | With the stick of the bow (Italian) |
| pizzicato | Pluck string(s) with finger(s) (Italian) |
| sul | On (Italian) |
| sul tasto | On the fingerboard (Italian) |
| sur la touche | On the fingerboard (French) |
| sur une corde | Play on one string (French) |
| detache | Played with separate bows; in a very rapid detache, the bow bounces (spiccato) from the string. |
| loure | Notes under the slur are played with one bow direction. bow pressure is released slightly to make a subtle articulation of each tone. |
| martele | Heavy accent with clear separation between notes. |
| portamento | A smooth, short slide leading to a note. |
| spiccato | Bouncing bow. Bow leaves the string between notes. |
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