All State vocab. (chorus)
All state vocab for chorus people only
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- lento
- slow tempo
- tempo
- rate of speed
- descant
- higher "ornamental" part
- rubato
- free tempo
- mosso
- moving
- con
- with
- animato
- animated, quick
- marcato
- marked, stressed, accented
- baritone
- male vocal part between tenor a bass
- tutti
- all together
- phrase
- a musical "sentence" or idea
- fermata
- hold
- sempre
- always
- soprano
- highest treble vocal part
- allergando
- broader and slower
- dynamics
- degrees of loud and soft
- meno
- less
- molto rit.
- very much slower
- chord
- 3 or more tones sounded together
- unison
- all singing same pitch
- simile
- same
- con moto
- with motion
- diminuendo
- gradually softer
- moto
- motion
- staccato
- short, detached
- piu mosso
- more motion (faster)
- andantino
- slow tempo
- tenuto
- sustained
- ritardando
- slower
- piu forte
- louder
- forte (f)
- loud
- a tempo
- return to original speed
- a capella
- without accompaniment
- sforzando
- strongly accented
- poco
- a little
- presto
- very fast tempo
- coda
- an additional ending
- non
- not/no
- accelerando
- accelerating
- molto
- a lot
- tonic
- starting pitch
- D.S.
- repeat from the sign
- chromatic
- moving up or down by half-steps
- pui
- more
- allegretto
- slightly faster than andante
- poco a poco
- little by little
- alleggro
- lively, fast tempo
- subito piano
- suddenly softer
- moderato
- moderately
- meno mosso
- less moving (slower)
- adagio
- slow, leisurely
- tenor
- high male vocal part (between alto and bariton)
- con spirito
- with spirit
- dolce
- sweetly
- treble
- high
- largo
- very slow tempo
- crescendo
- gradually louder
- fine
- the end
- andante
- walking tempo
- decrescendo
- gradually softer
- mezzo piano (mp)
- medium soft
- legato
- smoothly
- rallentando
- gradually slower
- espressivo
- expressively
- piano (p)
- soft
- tempo primo
- first speed
- fortissimo (ff)
- very loud
- poco a poco rit.
- slowing little by little
- subito
- suddenly
- alto
- lowest female
- spirito
- spirt
- D.C.
- repeat from the beginning
- pianissimo (pp)
- very soft
- ad lib
- freely
- Mezzo forte (mf)
- medium loud
- vivace
- lively briskly
- accidental
- symbol used to raise or lower pitch
- bass
- lowest male vocal part
- interval
- distance between pitches