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NHS Band Final
Music vocabulary for the NHS concert band final
Term | Definition |
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What does it mean for pitches to sound consonant? | sound good together, in harmony |
What does it mean for pitches to sound dissonant? | Sound bad together, not in harmony |
Dynamic marking | Relative |
Factors influencing interpretation of dynamic markings | Size of the ensemble, amount of each instrument, when the piece was written, solo |
Band pyramid (loudest to softest) | Bass, tenor, alto, soprano |
Agitato | Agitated |
Brillante | Brilliant |
Con fuoco | With fire |
Espressivo | Expressive |
Leggiero | Light |
Pesante | Heavy |
Sempre | Always |
Animato | Animated |
Cantabile | Song-like |
Dolce | Sweetly |
Feroce | Fierce |
Maestoso | Majestic |
Scherzando | Jokingly |
Sotto voce | Whisper |
Appassionato | Passionately |
Con bravura | With bravery |
Energico | Energetic |
Grandioso | Grand |
Misterioso | Mysterious |
Semplice | Simple |
Largo | Long |
Lento | Slow |
Adagio | Kind of slow |
Andante | Walking pace |
Moderato | Moderately |
Allegro | Quick |
Vivance | Livid |
Presto | Fast |
A tempo | Previous tempo |
Tempo 1 | Original tempo |
Con moto | With motion |
Poco a poco | Little by little |
Subito | Suddenly |
molto | much/a lot |
accelerando | accelerate |
ritardando | slowing down |
rallentando | dramatic slow |
pie mosso | more motion |
meno mosso | less motion |
non troppo | not too much |
rubato | flexible |