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Orchestra Final
11th Grade 2nd Semester
Question | Answer |
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vivace | lively |
andante | walking tempo |
largo | slow |
enharmonic pitches | notes that sound the same but are written differently |
sforzando | with sudden emphasis |
musical sequence | restatement of a motif |
hemiola | 2 groups of 3 beats replaced with 3 groups of 2 beats |
dolce | sweetly |
cantabile | songlike |
staccato | with space |
spiccato | bouncing bow |
legato | smooth, long |
sempre | always |
marcato | hammered, marked and accented note |
tenuto | stretch the tempo |
top number | number of beats in a measure |
bottom number | type of note equal to one beat |
ritardando | gradually slow down |
a tempo | go back to the original tempo |
formula for w and h of a scale | WWHWWWH |
chromatic rising passage of notes | every half step |
rubato | slowing or speeding at the performer's discretion |
pizzicato | pluck the string |
common time | 4 beats per measure |
ostinato | a recurring rhythmic figure |
scale degrees for arpeggio | 1,3,5,8 |
half steps in between which scale degrees | 3+4, 7+8 |
pickup note is | up |
music type with only f and p dynamics | Baroque |
J.S Bach | Baroque |
Mozart | Classical |
Wagner | Romantic |
Puccini | Romantic |
sul tasto | over the fingerboard |
sul ponticello | near the bridge |
first note of a scale | tonic |
5th note of a scale | dominant |
piu | little more |
leading tone of a scale | seven |
pesante | heavy |
divisi | divided parts |
tutti | all play together |
gradually get louder | crescendo |
gradually play softer | decrescendo |
accelerando | gradually play faster |
who first used fp | Gabrieli |
timbre | distinct sound |
dc | go to the beginning |
ds al coda | go to the sign |
presto | very fast |
allegro | fast |