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Band quiz 2
Middle school band vocabulary test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accelerando (accel.) | gradually faster |
| adagio | very slow |
| agitato | agitated;rapid |
| alla | in the style of |
| allagrando | gradually slower and broader |
| allegretto | light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | rapid;lively |
| al fine | to the finish |
| andante (andTE) | moderately slow, but moving |
| andantino | a little quicker than andante |
| anima, con | with animation; spirited |
| a poco | a little; gradually |
| a tempo | in time; (generally implies a return to original rate of speed) |
| ben | well(such as "ben marcato-well marked) |
| brio,con | with spirit; brilliant |
| calando | gradually slower and softer |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| chromatic | by semi-tones |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical compostion |
| con | with |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| dal segno (d.s.) | from the sign |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| da capo (d.c.) | from the beginning |
| duet | composition for two performers |
| energico | energetically |
| etude | a study |
| fermata | hold or pause |
| fine | the end |
| forte | loud (f) |
| fotissimo | very loud (ff) |
| forza | force |
| forzando | forcefully accented |
| fuoco | fire; energy |