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Orchestra study guide

Terms in this set (26)

Poco
Italian word for "a little"
Chromatic Scale
A scale made up of every half step in order
Ternary Form
Three part form based on A, B, A
Caesura
A complete break or pause in the middle
Return to the sign
D.S. Segno
Accelerando
Gradually get faster
Glissando
To rapidly slide through the pitches of a scale
Homophonic
Musical texture that consists of a principal melody and accompanying harmony
Molto
"very"
Form
The structure and organization of your music
Marcato
Heavily accented, short and separated
Harmonic Minor Scale
Type of natural minor scale that raises 7th note 1/2 step
Modulation
The way a key change is made in the middle of the music
Rondo form
Music that keeps returning to the first section alternating with other sections (ABACA)
Sforzando
To add stress or emphasis immediately
Vivace
Play lively
Vibrato
To make small fluctuations in pitch
Texture
the way multiple voices interact in a compositition
Dolce
play sweetly
plu mosso
more motion
Eb major
has three flats
E major
has four sharps
D minor
has one flat
Correct order of flats
B,E,A,D,G,C,F
Bb enharmonic
A#
E# enharmonic
F
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