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Orchestra Final
9th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ad libitum | musician's own enterpretation; optional, performer may omit a section |
| adagio | slow tempo |
| allegro | fast |
| andante | walking tempo; moderately slow; even (not as slow as lento) |
| coda | special section at the end of the piece |
| cantabile | in a sweet, singing style |
| presto | quick tempo |
| a tempo | go back to the original tempo |
| sforzando (sfz) | accented; with sudden emphasis |
| dal segno (D.S.) | go back to the sign marking the beginning of a repeat |
| da capo (D.C.) | go back to the beginning |
| dolce | sweetly and softly |
| order of the flats | BEADGCF |
| order of the sharps | FCGDAEB |
| Telemann lived in which musical period? | Baroque |
| Bach lived in which musical period? | Baroque |
| Vivaldi lived in which musical period? | Baroque |
| Mozart lived in which musical period? | Classical |
| Beethoven lived in which musical period? | Classical |
| Corelli lived in which musical period? | Baroque |
| In which period of music history was the orchestra the largest? | Classical |
| C Major Scale | C, D, E, F, G, A, B |
| G Major Scale | G, A, B, C, D, E, Fsharp |
| D Major Scale | D, E, Fsharp, G, A, B, Csharp |
| A Major Scale | A, B, Csharp, D, E, Fsharp, Gsharp |
| E Major Scale | E, Fsharp, Gsharp, A, B, Csharp, Dsharp |
| tie | between same notes |
| slur | between two different notes |
| col legno | with wood of bow |
| simile | same way |
| concerto grosso | piece where group of soloists and orchestra play together |
| concerto | a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra |
| staccato | separate, detached bow |
| spiccato | bouncing bow |
| grave | very slow |
| allargando | broader and slower |
| largo | slow and dignified playing, broad |
| lento | slow |
| fine | the end |
| order of music periods | Renaissance (1300-1600), Baroque (1600-1750), Classical (1750-1800), Romantic (1800-1850), Modern (1850-present) |
| martele | hammered stroke |
| divisi | divided parts |
| tutti | all play together |
| mp | moderately soft |
| meno mosso | little motion |
| augmented 2nd | 3 half steps |
| crescendo | gradually get louder |
| ff | very loud |
| ritardando | gradually get slower |
| accelerando | gradually get faster |
| piu mosso | little more motion |
| rondo form | musical material stated at beginning of piece keeps returning |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| cadenza | virtuoustic solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto; typically near the end |
| finale | the last section of an instrumental musical composition; final tempo |
| rubato | slowing or speeding at performer's discretion |
| a concerto is written for | soloist and orchestra |
| morendo | dying away |
| arco | with bow |
| con moto | with motion |
| diminuendo | softer |
| sul ponticello | play near bridge |
| sul tasto | bow over fingerboard |
| standard instrumentation of a string quartet | 2 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello |
| which is loudest: mp, pp, or p | mp |
| syncopation | off beat; rhythm in stress |
| trill | rapid change between two notes |
| enharmonic | notes with same pitch but written differently |
| decrescendo | gradual decrease in volume |
| alla breve | cut time |
| detache | detached |
| ricochet | repeated down bow |
| subito p | suddenly soft |
| how would you mark the music to get the performer to slow down and then go back to previous tempo | ritardando and a tempo |
| tenuto | stretch tempo; a note that is held for its full time or more |
| Columbus sailed to US in which musical period? | Renaissance |
| Declaration of Independence written in which musical period? | Classical |
| Who wrote Canon in D? | Pachelbel |
| Who wrote Christmas Concerto? | Corelli |
| Who wrote Messiah? | Handel |
| Who is "Father of the Concerto"? | Corelli |
| Mahler lived in which musical period? | Modern |
| longest surviving orchestra | St. Louis Symphony |
| What happened during Romantic period? | Civil War |
| How was Beethoven's 9th Symphony revolutionary? | first to use voices in orchestra, longest piece |
| most notable composer of Classical period | Mozart |
| famous contemporary violinist who recorded most of Paganini's Caprices | Ossi Renardy |
| Frescobaldi wrote Toccata and Fugue for | keyboard |
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