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Orchestra midterm
orchestra midterm 2025 flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crescendo (cresc) | gradually increase the volume |
| decrescendo (decrec.) | gradually softer |
| diminuendo (dim.) | gradually softer |
| forte (f) | strong or loud |
| fortepiano (fp) | loud then immediately soft |
| fortissimo (ff) | very strong or loud |
| mezzo | medium or moderately (as in mezzo piano or mezzo soprano) |
| morendo | die away |
| pianissimo | very soft |
| piano | soft |
| sforzando (sfz) | loud sudden attack |
| grave | very very slow and solemn (30-50) |
| largo | broad and slow (40 -50) |
| lento | slow and calm (but not as slow as largo) (50) |
| adagio | slowly, leisurely (60 -80) |
| andante | in a walking tempo, moderately slow (80 - 96) |
| maestoso | majestically (80 - 104) |
| allegretto | tempo between allegro and andante (96 - 116) |
| moderato | in a moderate tempo (112- 130) |
| allegro | quick and lively (120 - 160) |
| vivace | very fast (140 - 180) |
| presto | very fast (160 - 200) |
| prestissimo | as fast as possible (180+) |
| accelerando (accel.) | gradually increase the tempo |
| alla breve | (same as cut time) - two beats per measure and half note gets the beat |
| allargando | gradually slower and broader |
| a tempo | in the original speed |
| grand pause (G.P.) | a long pause in the music |
| L'istesso tempo | in the same beat speed |
| meno mosso | less motion, a little slower |