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NHS Band Final
Music vocabulary for the NHS concert band final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What does it mean for pitches to sound consonant? | sound good together, in harmony |
| What does it mean for pitches to sound dissonant? | Sound bad together, not in harmony |
| Dynamic marking | Relative |
| Factors influencing interpretation of dynamic markings | Size of the ensemble, amount of each instrument, when the piece was written, solo |
| Band pyramid (loudest to softest) | Bass, tenor, alto, soprano |
| Agitato | Agitated |
| Brillante | Brilliant |
| Con fuoco | With fire |
| Espressivo | Expressive |
| Leggiero | Light |
| Pesante | Heavy |
| Sempre | Always |
| Animato | Animated |
| Cantabile | Song-like |
| Dolce | Sweetly |
| Feroce | Fierce |
| Maestoso | Majestic |
| Scherzando | Jokingly |
| Sotto voce | Whisper |
| Appassionato | Passionately |
| Con bravura | With bravery |
| Energico | Energetic |
| Grandioso | Grand |
| Misterioso | Mysterious |
| Semplice | Simple |
| Largo | Long |
| Lento | Slow |
| Adagio | Kind of slow |
| Andante | Walking pace |
| Moderato | Moderately |
| Allegro | Quick |
| Vivance | Livid |
| Presto | Fast |
| A tempo | Previous tempo |
| Tempo 1 | Original tempo |
| Con moto | With motion |
| Poco a poco | Little by little |
| Subito | Suddenly |
| molto | much/a lot |
| accelerando | accelerate |
| ritardando | slowing down |
| rallentando | dramatic slow |
| pie mosso | more motion |
| meno mosso | less motion |
| non troppo | not too much |
| rubato | flexible |