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Band Midterm 2008

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
(curve under notes)
slur, do not tongue succesive notes under/above this symbol
(line curving up to note)
slide, slide up to the note
.
staccato, play short and light, detached
//
"railroad tracks", grand pause, everyone stops playing until the conductor starts you up again
>
accent, play for the normal duration of the note
a tempo
go back to the tempo before the rit. or accel.
a2
2 people play
accel.
accelerando - accelerate
allegro
fast
allegro con brio
with spirit or vigorously
andante
walking tempo, moderate speed
animato
animated, lively
ASCAP
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
bottom note (n/4)
what gets a beat
candenza
an ornamental passage performed near the close of a composition, usually improvised, and usually performed by a soloist
con spirito
with spirit
cresc. poco a poco
gradually crescendo, bit by bit
crescendo
gradually louder
decrescendo
gradually quieter
dim.
diminuendo - get gradually quieter
div.
1/2 the section plays the upper note, the other 1/2 play the lower note
expressive
expressively
f
forte - loud
ff
fortissimo - very loud
fp
fortepiano - loud then immediately soft
freely
usually found in a solo passage, the soloist can interpret the rhythm, within reason
maestoso
majestically
mf
mezzo forte - pretty loud
moderato
moderate tempo
Molto
very much
mordent
a series of two or more grace notes played before the principal note. This ornament usually consists of the principal note, the note below, and the principal note again.
mp
mezzo piano - pretty quiet
p
piano - quiet
pesante
heavy, ponderous, with importance and weight
piu mosso
move mroe quickly, more motion
poco
a little
poco rit.
retard a little bit
pp
pianissimo - very quiet
rall.
rallentando - gradually slow down (usually over more measures than a rit.)
rit.
ritardando - slow down gradually
rubato
each beat within a measure may take slightly longer or shorter, depending on the emotional requirements of the passage
sfz
sforzando - suddenly loud
Soli
the section plays, or a few instruments, as prescribed in the piece
solo
one person plays
stringendo
string it out a bit
sub.
subito - suddenly
tacet
don't play
top note (4/n)
how many notes in each measure
tutti
everyone plays
vivace
very fast
^
accent, short, hard accent
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legato, play smoothly, long notes

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