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Orchestra Terms
Quarter 3 Orchestra Vocabulary
TERM | DEFINITION |
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pomposo | stately, pompous |
quasi | almost, as if |
rallentando (rall.) | becoming slower |
ritardando (ritard. or rit.) | becoming slower |
ritenuto (riten.) | immediately slower |
rinforzando | a sudden accent |
rubato | free use of accel. and rit. within a measure without altering the duration of the measure as a whole |
sans, senza | without |
scherzando | playfully |
segue | continue without pausing |
sempre | always, throughout |
sforzando (sfz.) | a sudden accent |
simile | in the same manner |
soli | a section solo, or group of soloists |
solo | a part for one performer |
sonore | resounding, loud |
sordino | mute |
sostenuto | sustained |
staccato | detached |
stringendo | growing faster |
subito | suddenly, at once |
tacet | be silent |
tempo | rate of speed |
grave | solemn and very, very slow |
largo | very slow |
adagio, lento, larghetto | slow |
andante | moderately slow |
andantino | slightly faster than andante |
moderato | moderate, neither fast nor slow |
allegretto | moderately fast |
allegro | fast and lively |
vivo, vivace | very fast and intense |
presto | the fastest conventional tempo |
prestissimo | as fast as possible |
tenuto | held, sustained for full value |
timbre | tone color |
tranquillo | quiet, peaceful |
trill | a rapid alteration between the written note and the diatonic second above it |
troppo | too much |
tutti | all, with all performers |
un, una, uno | one |
unison | together on the same part or in octaves |