Orchestra Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
accelerando (accel.) | gradually growing faster |
accidental | chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next barline (can be extended by a tie) |
ad libitum (ad lib) | at pleasure, at will |
a due (a 2) | for two parts |
affetuoso | tenderly, with feeling |
alla breve | 2/2 time, cut time |
allargando | getting slower and louder |
amoroso | with love, with warm feeling |
animato or con anima | lively, animated, spirited |
appassionato or passione | passionate, fervent |
assai | much, very |
a tempo | return to the original tempo |
attacca | continue without a pause |
bravura | great technical skill, virtuosity |
brillante | sparkling, spirited |
cadenza | a brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at the end of a movement or a piece |
cadence | the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase |
calmando or calmato | quieting down, subsiding |
cantando or cantabile | in a singing style, lyrical |
capriccioso | fanciful, freely |
coda | a concluding passage added to the form proper |
con | with |
con brio | with vigor, vigorously |
con forza | with force, strength |
con fuoco | with fire, passionately |
con sordino | with mute |
con spirito or spiritoso | with spirit |
crescendo (cresc.) | becoming louder |
da capo (D.C.) | from the beginning |
dal segno (D.S.) | from the sign |
decrescendo (decresc.) | becoming softer |
diatonic | notes within a given scale or key |
diminuendo (dim.) | becoming softer |
divisi | divided parts where there is normally one |
dolce | sweet, gentle |
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