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Week 9 Vocab.
Chorus
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |