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All County Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tempo | return to the original tempo after some deviation |
| A capella | w/out instrumental accompaniment |
| Accent mark | symbols that indicate a note is strongly placed or sung |
| Accidentals | symbol used to raise or lower a given pitch by 1 or 2 semi-tones, or to cancel a previous sign or part of a key signature |
| Al fine | to the end, generally used after a repetition |
| Allargando | slowing of tempo, usually w/increasing volume; most frequently occurs toward the end of a piece |
| Allegretto | slightly slower than allegro, often implying lighter texture and character as well |
| Allegro con spirito | fast tempo w/spirit |
| Amabile | sweet, lovable |
| Andante | rather slow, at a moderate walking speed |
| Arpeggio | the notes of a chord played in succession to one another, rather than simultaneously; a broken chord |
| Atonal | music that lacks a tonal center; absence of key |
| Augmented | raised or enlarged. Generally refers to the raising of a pitch by one half-step |
| Bel canto | "beautiful singing"; an Italian Opera term |
| Binary form | AB form of a composition that has two distinct sections |
| Cadenza | an improvised or written-out ornamental passage performed by a soloist usually near the final cadence |
| Caesura | grand pause; an interruption or break in the line |
| Cantabile | in a singing style, singable |
| Chromatic | motion by half steps, also describes harmony or melody hat employs some of the sequential 12 pitches (semi-tones) in an octave |
| Coda | a passage that brings a piece of music to its conclusion; an ending |
| Concerto | composition for instruments in which a solo instrument is set against an orchestral ensemble |
| D.C. or Da Capo | repeat from the beginning of the composition |
| Diminished | lowered or reduced |
| Diminuendo | gradually reduce volume |
| Divisi | performers singing the same part are divided to sing different parts |
| Dolce | sweetly & softly |
| Espressivo | to play or sing with expression |
| Falsetto | type of vocal phonation that enables the singer to sing notes beyond the normal vocal range |
| Fermata | a pause or hold |
| Fortessimo | very loud |
| Grave | solemn with dignity |
| Grazioso | graceful |
| Half-step | a semi-tone. There are 12 half-steps in an octave |
| Harmonic minor | a minor scale with a raised 7th |
| Interval | the relationship between 2 pitches |
| Key signature | sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff to indicate which pitches are to be raised or lowered from their natural sate during the piece |
| Largo | very slow and broad |
| Legato | to play or sing in a smooth, connected manner |
| Leading tone | the 7th degree of the diatonic scale, when it is only a half-step below the tonic, gives the feeling of wanting to move up to the tonic |
| Leggiero | lightly |
| Lunga | a long pause that is determined by the performer or director |
| Marcato | marked/stressed |
| Meno mosso | less motion |
| Meter | indicated by a time signature |
| Mezzo forte | medium loud |
| Mezzo piano | medium soft |
| Misterioso | play or sing in a mysterious manner |
| Motif | a short musical idea or melodic theme usually shorter than a musical phrase |
| Niente | dying away to nothing |
| Octave | an interval 8 diatonic scale degrees a pitch. 2 notes an octave apart have the same letter name and form the most consonant interval possible |
| Opera | a major vocal work that involves theatrical elements |
| Opus | a creative work, numbered to designate the order of the composers works |
| Oratorio | large scale musical composition on a sacred subject |
| Pesante | heavy, ponderous |
| Perdendosi | gradually dying away, softer and softer |
| Phrase | a single musical idea or element which is often defined as a repeated, rhythmic pattern, or melodic contour |
| Poco pui mosso | a little more motion |
| Portamento | special manner of singing where the voice glides from 1 tone to the next through all the intermediate pitches |
| Presto | very fast; faster than allegro |
| Premo | first or upper part |
| Rallentando | gradually slowing down |
| Rondo form ABACA | form of composition that has a recurring "A" section |
| Rubato | making the established pulse flexible by accelerating & slowing down the tempo; an expressive device |
| Senza | without |
| Sequence | the repetition of a phrase at different pitch levels using the same or similar intervals |
| Sforzando | strongly accented; forced |
| Simile | continue to perform in a similar manner |
| Slur | curved line that indicates to sing or play in a legato manner; without seperation |
| Solfege | a system used for teaching sight-singing (Do-Re-Mi) |
| Sotto voce | softly; with subdued sound; performed in an undertone |
| Sostenuto | in a sustained manner |
| Staccato | detached; crisply played |
| Strophic | describes a song where the stanzas are all sung to the same music |
| Subito | suddenly; quickly |
| Tempo primo | the original speed |
| Tenuto | fully sustained; occasionally even a bit longer than the nte value requires |
| Tessitura | most widely used range of pitches in a piece of music |
| Triad | 3 note chord consisting of the root, third, and fifth |
| Tutti | in a choral work, would indicate all voices |
| Vivace | lively; briskly |
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