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Week 9 Vocab.
Chorus
Term | Definition |
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Tempo | time, determines how fast or slow the music is |
Tempo Marks | used by composers to help determine the speed of music. Composers started adding tempo markings (1750-1820) |
Largo | very slow, broad |
Adagio | slow |
Andante | walking tempo |
Moderato | moderately |
Allegro | fast and lively |
Vivace | very fast, lively |
Presto | even faster than vivace |
Ritardando (rit.) | gradually slow down |
Rallentando (rall.) | gradually slow down |
Accelerando (accel.) | gradually get faster |
A Tempo | return to normal tempo |
Rubato | freely, flexible tempo |
Johann Maelzel | german inventor & engineer, Classical Era; manufacturing the metronome in 1816 |
Metronome | device invented during Classical Era, a pendulum that could produce a steady "ticking" beat at different speeds |
Time Signature | fraction found at the beginning , how to count music |