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orchestra final exam

Terms in this set (53)

accelerando
Gradually accelerating or quickening in time.
accidental
a note of a pitch that is not a member of the scale or mode indicated by the most recently applied key signature.
andante
at a walking pace." An andante movement in a symphony is faster than adagio but slower than allegro.
caesura
A caesura is a break in a conversation, a line of verse, or a song. Usually, a caesura means total silence, but not for long.
cantabile
singing style
Chromatic Scale
scale that goes up or down by half step
Coda
end of piece
Concerto
solo instrument with orchestra
Crescendo
gradually getting louder
cut time
half 2/4, alla breve
DC al coda
da cap from the top to the coda
Diminuendo
gradually get softer
Dotted quarter note
quarter note extended by half of its length, 1 and a half beats
Dotted half note
3 beats
DS
da signal
DS al coda
play from the sign to the coda
Dynamics
the volume of the music
Eighth note / rest
½ beat
Fermata
hold the note longer than normal or until the conductor stops
Flat sign
lower the note by ½ step
Half Step
smallest interval between two notes
Hooked bows
two or more staccato notes in the same bow direction
Interval
distance between two notes
Intonation
the pitch of the note
Key change
the change of key in the middle of a piece
Ledger lines
lines added above or below a staff
Legato
smooth, connected styles
Loure / portato
full length, pulsated notes
Marcato
accented, played with emphasis
Minor Scale
there are three types: natural, harmonic, melodic
Moderato
moderate speed
Phrase
musical sentence
Pick-up notes
note/s before the first full measure
Presto
fast
Ritardando
gradually slowing down
Quarter note / rest
1 beat
Sharp sign
hashtag
Shifting
moving your hand to a new position on the fingerboard
Slur
connects between two or more notes of different pitch in the same bow direction
Soli
group or section solo
Solo
one person plays
Spiccato
bouncing stroke played off the string
Staccato
light, short notes with space
staff
5 lines/ 4 spaces
Syncopation
playing on the off beats, emphasis on the 'and' of the beat
Tenuto
play to full value (line under or one note)
Tie
connects two or more notes of the same pitch
Time signatures
2/4, ¾, 4/4, 6/8, 7/8
Tremolo
sporadic playing of the same note
Triplet
3 notes in a beat
Whole note
4 beats
Whole Step
2 half steps
Glissando
a continuous slide upward or downward between two notes.
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