Conducting Set II
Terms
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- rallentando
- growing slower
- ohne Dampfer
- without mute
- ritenuto
- more immediate slowing of tempo
- ossia
- otherwise (refers to alternate part)
- ordinario
- return to previous method of performance
- Pult
- Desk or stand, referring to the number of stands of performers for a part
- perdendosi
- Gradually dying away
- Stimme
- voice or voice part
- piu mosso
- more motion
- retenu
- held back
- vivace
- quickly, lively
- smorzando
- dying away
- zuruckhaltend
- Ritard
- parlante
- sung in a speaking style
- vide
- empty, cut, indicated by vi at beginning of cut and de at end
- tres
- very
- segue
- Proceed to next section
- secco, sec
- dry, simple
- simile
- in a similar manner
- sempre
- always
- sordino
- mute
- tempo primo
- at original tempo
- tranquillo
- calmly, quietly
- ruhig
- quiet, tranquil
- portando la voce
- vocal glissando
- trill
- rapid, unmeasured alternation between notes of different pitch, half and whole step interval
- petit
- Little
- tutti
- all, the entire ensemble
- Partitur
- The score
- sostenuto, sostenendo
- sustained
- ritardando
- gradually slowing
- sforzando, sforzato
- form of attack; emphasis
- tenuto
- sustained, held back
- stringendo
- quickening of tempo
- piacere
- at the performer's pleasure
- stentando, stentato
- delaying, holding back
- senza
- without
- piu
- more
- seconda volta
- second time
- subito
- immediate, suddenly
- peu
- a little
- rubato
- expressive flexibility of tempo
- tremolo
- quick repetition of same note, or between various pitches
- sans timbres
- without snares
- staccato
- separated
- sotto voce
- "under the voice" in a soft woice
- poco
- little
- troppo
- too much
- niente
- nothing
- scherzando
- playfully
- suivez
- follow, indicates where a soloist may take liberties
- tacet, tacit
- silent
- sehr
- very
- poco a poco
- little by little
- schnell
- quickly, fast
- Zeitmass
- tempo
- nach
- after, behind
- premier mouvement
- at the original tempo
- presto
- very quick tempo