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Orchestra
Semester One Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lento | slow |
| andante | walking tempo |
| martele | hammered stroke |
| divisi | divided parts |
| tutti | all play together |
| mp | medium soft |
| meno mosso | less motion |
| largo | slow and broad |
| augmented 2nd | a major second raised a half step |
| crescendo | gradual get louder |
| ff | very loud |
| ritardando | gradually get slower |
| accelerando | gradually get faster |
| spiccatto | bounding bow |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| cadenza | virtuoustic solo of piece to display players technique |
| D.S. (da segno) | go back to the sign |
| piu mosso | little more motion |
| staccato | with space |
| Baroque Period | 1600-1750 Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Bach, Corelli |
| Classical Period | 1750-1825 Mozart, Hayden |
| D.C. (da capo) | go back to the beginning |
| finale | last movement |
| rubato | slowing or speeding at performer's discretion |
| concerto written for: | soloist and orchestra |
| col lengo | with wood of bow |
| morendo | dying away |
| allegro | fast |
| arco | with bow |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| con moto | with motion |
| coda | special section at the end of the piece |
| ad libitum | optional, performer may omit a section |
| ricochet | repeated bouncing on a down bow |
| sul ponticello | play near the bridge |
| presto | extremely quick |
| concerto grosso | piece where group of soloists and orchestra play together |
| con cordino | with mute on |
| enharmonic | notes that sound the same but are written differently (ex. c sharp and d flat) |
| tenuto | stretch the tempo |
| Baroque Composers | Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli |
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