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Orchestra Final
11th Grade 2nd Semester
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vivace | lively |
| andante | walking tempo |
| largo | slow |
| enharmonic pitches | notes that sound the same but are written differently |
| sforzando | with sudden emphasis |
| musical sequence | restatement of a motif |
| hemiola | 2 groups of 3 beats replaced with 3 groups of 2 beats |
| dolce | sweetly |
| cantabile | songlike |
| staccato | with space |
| spiccato | bouncing bow |
| legato | smooth, long |
| sempre | always |
| marcato | hammered, marked and accented note |
| tenuto | stretch the tempo |
| top number | number of beats in a measure |
| bottom number | type of note equal to one beat |
| ritardando | gradually slow down |
| a tempo | go back to the original tempo |
| formula for w and h of a scale | WWHWWWH |
| chromatic rising passage of notes | every half step |
| rubato | slowing or speeding at the performer's discretion |
| pizzicato | pluck the string |
| common time | 4 beats per measure |
| ostinato | a recurring rhythmic figure |
| scale degrees for arpeggio | 1,3,5,8 |
| half steps in between which scale degrees | 3+4, 7+8 |
| pickup note is | up |
| music type with only f and p dynamics | Baroque |
| J.S Bach | Baroque |
| Mozart | Classical |
| Wagner | Romantic |
| Puccini | Romantic |
| sul tasto | over the fingerboard |
| sul ponticello | near the bridge |
| first note of a scale | tonic |
| 5th note of a scale | dominant |
| piu | little more |
| leading tone of a scale | seven |
| pesante | heavy |
| divisi | divided parts |
| tutti | all play together |
| gradually get louder | crescendo |
| gradually play softer | decrescendo |
| accelerando | gradually play faster |
| who first used fp | Gabrieli |
| timbre | distinct sound |
| dc | go to the beginning |
| ds al coda | go to the sign |
| presto | very fast |
| allegro | fast |