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Orchestra Terms
Quarter 3 Orchestra Vocabulary
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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