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Orchestrra P1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a tempo | return to the original speed |
| Adagio | very slow |
| Alla breve | in cut-time; two beats per measure |
| Alla marcia | in the style of a march |
| Allargando | broadening, becoming a little slower each time |
| Allegro | cheerful or brisk; but commonly interpreted as lively, fast |
| Allegretto | moderately fast; slower than allegro |
| Andante | at a moderately slow or walking pace |
| Assai | very much |
| Cantabile | in a singing style |
| Coda | a concluding section of the piece |
| Con forza | with force |
| Con fuoco | with fire |
| Dolce | sweetly |
| Espressivo | expressively |
| Fermata | hold, pause |
| Flat sign | a musical symbol (b) that indicates lowering a pitch by a half tone |
| Grave | very slow, solemn and heavy |
| Largo | very slow, calm and expressive |
| Leggero | to play lightly |
| increasing dynamics | pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff |
| C Major | no sharps or flats |
| G Major | 1 sharp |
| D Major | 2 sharps |
| A Major | 3 sharps |
| E Major | 4 sharps |
| F Major | 1 flat |
| B flat Major | 2 flat |
| E flat Major | 3 flats |
| Order of Flats | B E A D G C F |
| Order of Sharps | G D A E B |
| Arcangelo Corelli | Born in 1653, composer, violinist, teacher, influential during the Baroque period, small group of soloist, help developed concert grosso. |
| Joseph Haydn | Born wealthy family, “Father of the Symphony” and the “Father of the String Quartet, Wrote 100 symphonies+, Surprise Symphony, The Creation, and The Seasons, Lively rhythms, occasional humor. |
| Hector Berlioz | French Romantic composer, music for large orchestras, strong emotion + tell stories, Harold in Italy, Romeo et Juliette, and The Damnation of Faust, vivid sound effects, unusual harmonies, powerful expression, |
| Gustav Holst | Powerful harmonies and and imaginative orchestration, The Planets, A Somerset Rhapsody and Egdon Heath, dramatic contrasts, strong rhythms, colorful orchestration, and distinctive melodies, |