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Conducting
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a due | to be played by both, as by first and second flute |
| avec | with |
| colla parte | with the other part; often refers to accomodating the soloist at that place in the score |
| come prima | as before |
| con | with; seen in other forms as a contraction with the article in Italian |
| en dehors | out in front of; means the part so marked should be projected through the ensemble; it must be heard |
| erstes mal | the first time |
| etwas | somewhat |
| forte possible | as loud as possible |
| frappe; frapper | the downbeat; to beat a time |
| gleich | quickly |
| glissez; glisser | slide; to slide |
| immer | always |
| l'istesso | the same |
| marcato | marked, accented |
| meno | less |
| mezzo | half |
| modo | style, manner |
| morendo | dying away |
| moto | motion |
| muta | change |
| ohne | without |
| ossia | otherwise |
| petit | little |
| piacere, a piacere | at pleasure |
| piu | more |
| ripieno | similar to tutti |
| sans | without |
| schnell | quick, rapid, presto |
| scordatura | tuning contrary to the normal |
| sec, secco | dry, very short |
| segue | follow |
| sehr | very |
| senza | without |
| smorzando | suddently dying away |
| sotto voce | in an undertone, soft voice |
| stentato | labored |
| stimme | a single voice or part in the score |
| strepitoso | noisily |
| strisciando, strisciato | legato motion, smooth |
| subito | suddenly |
| troppo | too much |
| tutti | the whole ensemble |
| unisoni | in unison |
| accelerando | gradually increasing the tempo |
| ad libitum | at liberty |
| affrettando | excitedly, increasing the tempo |
| a punto | exactly in rhythm |
| langsam, langsamer | slow, slower |
| rubato | varying the note values within the rhythm, not strictly as written |
| stretto | condensing, accelerating the tempo |
| stringendo | accelerating the tempo |
| tacet | silent; usually means the particular instrument does not play in that movement of the work |
| taglio | a cut |
| takt | the time, the measure, rhythmically; sometimes, an accenting of the first beat in the measure |
| tempo rubato | not strictly in tempo |
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