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Orchestra Final
10th Grade 2nd Semester
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| key of c sharp has __ sharps | 7 |
| key of a has __ sharps | 3 |
| key of b has __ sharps | 5 |
| key of e has __ sharps | 4 |
| key of g has __ sharps | 1 |
| key of c has __ sharps | 0 |
| key of d has __ sharps | 2 (f sharp and c sharp) |
| key of f sharp has __ sharps | 6 |
| order of sharps | (FCGDAEB) f sharp, c sharp, g sharp, d sharp, a sharp, e sharp, b sharp |
| order of flats | (BEADGCF) b flat, e flat, a flat, d flat, g flat, c flat, f flat |
| dynamics | how loud/soft |
| forte | loud and strong |
| piano | soft |
| tempo | how fast/slow |
| allegro | fast |
| lento | slow |
| arco | playing using the bow |
| pizzicato | plucking the strings |
| mezzo piano | moderately soft |
| mezzo forte | moderately loud |
| key signature | sharps or flats at the beginning of the piece that indicate the key |
| time signature | sign after the clef and key signature that indicate the meter |
| adagio | slow tempo |
| andante | moderately slow, walking tempo |
| ritardando | gradually slow down |
| molto | very |
| stringendo | pressing faster |
| piu | more |
| meno | less |
| mosso | moving ahead |
| morendo | dying away |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| circle of fifths | illustrates how many sharps or flats are in a staff |
| chronological order of the periods in music history | Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern |
| staccato | with space |
| spiccato | bouncing bow |
| presto | quick tempo |
| con sordino | with mute on |
| divisi | separate; same staff divided into two parts |
| crescendo | gradual increase in volume |
| diminuendo | a decrease in loudness, softer |
| ritardando | gradually get slower |
| dolce | sweetly and softly |
| sostenuto | sustained |
| piu mosso | little more motion |
| alle breve | time signature 2 or 4 half-notes in a bar; cut time |
| meno mosso | less motion or slower tempo |
| sforzando | with sudden emphasis |
| marcato | playing with emphasis |
| mp | medium soft |
| ff | very loud |
| tutti | all play together |
| largo | slow and broad |
| martele | hammered stroke |
| who wrote symphony no 25? | Mozart |
| augmented 2nd | a major second raised a half step |
| enharmonic | same note, different name |
| da capo (DC) | go back to beginning |
| finale | last movement |
| rubato | slowing or speeding at performer's discretion |
| who is the concerto written for? | soloist and orchestra |
| col legno | with wood of bow |
| morendo | dying away |
| cantabile | singing style |
| con moto | with motion |
| coda | special section at the end of the piece, ending |
| ad libitum | optional, performer may omit a section, make up as you go |
| ricochet | repeated bouncing on a down bow |
| sul ponticello | play near the bridge |
| concerto grosso | two violins and a cello |
| tenuto | stretch the tempo |
| Baroque composers | Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli |
| accelerando | speeds up tempo |
| cadenza | showing off, end in trill |
| da segno (DS) | go back to sign |
| a tempo | go back to the original tempo |
| orchestra largest in which period? | Classical |
| Columbus sailed during which period? | Renaissance |
| Declaration of Independence written in which period? | Classical |
| who wrote Canon in D? | Pachelbel |
| "Father of the Concerto"? | Corelli |
| which period used music to tell a story? | Renaissance |
| syncopation | off beat rhythm |
| trill | rapid change between two notes |
| "simile" | same way |
| grave | very slow |
| detache | detached |
| subito p | suddenly soft |
| tie | between two of the same notes |
| slur | between two different notes |
| Baroque composer? | JS Bach |
| Classical composer? | Mozart |
| Romantic composer? | Wagner |
| which period was bigger? | Romantic was bigger then before |
| one flat? | f |
| two flats? | b flat major |
| which instrument is not in a string quartet | base |
| allargando | slow down tempo while getting louder |
| which period was about balance? | Classical |
| molto crescendo | very crescendo |
| terrace dynamics | only f or p |
| pizzante | rough and dirty with bow like a peasant |
| how to get relative minors (C major is what? E minor is what?) | go down 3 half steps from major to get minor (A major is A minor) go up 3 from minor to get major (E minor is G major) |
| what is the leading tone of a scale? | 7 |
| bartok pizz | plucking so hard it hits back |
| major scale in terms of whole and half steps? | WWHWWWH |
| what nationality is Aaron Copeland? | American |
| timbre | way the sound sounds is different |
| picardy | 3rd minor to major |
| disonance | end in happy major |
| what used to not be? | conductor |
| which period is emotional? | Romantic |
| bows | didn't do crescendos, needed lots of people |
| who has unfinished symphonies? | Beethoven, 9 unfinished |
| who fixed the bows? | Torte |
| mute changes what? | timbre and sound (a and b) |
| who wrote 4 seasons? | Vivaldi |
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