Carver Mucd 443 Midterm

Front 1

abdämpfen

Back 1

(G) to mute (timpani, etc.):

Front 2

abgestossen

Back 2

(G) same as détaché:

Front 3

aperto

Back 3

(I) open (e.g. open notes – horn):

Front 4

arcata

Back 4

(I) bowing – arcata in giù (downbow), Arcata in su (upbow):

Front 5

archet

Back 5

(F) bow (coup d’archet – bow stroke) (Bogen – G, arco - I)

Front 6

archi

Back 6

(I) stringed instruments

Front 7

arco

Back 7

(I) bow or bowed (coll’arco –play with the bow)

Front 8

arraché

Back 8

(F) 1) forceful pizzicato 2) sharply accented

Front 9

Aufstrich

Back 9

(G) upbow

Front 10

bacchetta

Back 10

(I) 1) drumstick, beater – often abb. as bacch. 2) bacchetta di direttore – baton 3) stick of the bow (baguette – F)

Front 11

baguette

Back 11

(F) 1) drumstick (baguette de timbale – timpani stick), baton 2) stick of the bow (bacchetta – I)

Front 12

batteria

Back 12

(I) percussion section (batterie - F)

Front 13

batterie

Back 13

(F) percussion section (batteria – I)

Front 14

battuta

Back 14

(I) measure, bar

Front 15

Becken

Back 15

(G) cymbals (cimbalo – I)

Front 16

Blasinstrumente

Back 16

(G) wind instruments

Front 17

Blechinstrumente

Back 17

(G) brass instruments (also die Bleche)

Front 18

Bogen

Back 18

(G) 1) bow (archet – F, arco - I) 2) a tie or slur

Front 19

bouché

Back 19

(F) with stopping (in horns, etc.) (gestopft – G)

Front 20

Bratsche

Back 20

(G) viola – often abb. as Br.

Front 21

caisse

Back 21

(F) drum (cassa – I)

Front 22

cassa

Back 22

(I) drum (caisse – F, tamburo - I, tambour - F, Trommel - G)

Front 23

cimbalo

Back 23

(I) 1)cymbal (Becken – G) 2) harpsichord 3) tambourine

Front 24

clarino

Back 24

(I) trumpet – term used in 18th cent., (tromba – I)

Front 25

cloches

Back 25

(F) bells, chimes

Front 26

col legno

Back 26

(I) playing with the wood (stick) of the bow

Front 27

cor

Back 27

(F) horn, French horn (corno – I)

Front 28

cor anglais

Back 28

(F) English Horn (corno inglese – I)

Front 29

corno

Back 29

(I) horn, French horn (cor – F)

Front 30

corno inglese

Back 30

(I) English Horn (cor anglais – F)

Front 31

Dämpfer

Back 31

(G) mute e.g. mit Dämpfer (auf) – with mute, Dämpfer weg (ab) –without mute

Front 32

détaché

Back 32

(F) in bowing, the basic stroke in which notes are taken one per bow (abgestossen – G)

Front 33

divisi

Back 33

(I) Indicating separate parts where normally there is only one. Often abb. div. (en (or par) divisés – F)

Front 34

en (or par) divisés

Back 34

(F) same as divisi

Front 35

Dopplegriff

Back 35

(G) doublestop

Front 36

a due

Back 36

(I) two together (also a2.)

Front 37

Fagot

Back 37

(G) bassoon (fagotto – I)

Front 38

fagotto

Back 38

(I) bassoon (Fagot – G)

Front 39

flageolet

Back 39

(F) harmonics (Flageolette – G)

Front 40

Flageolette

Back 40

(G) harmonics (flageolet – F)

Front 41

flautando

Back 41

(I) in bowing, a tone produced by bowing gently but fast over the fingerboard (literally – ‘flutelike’)

Front 42

frog

Back 42

(E) a device of ebony, tortoise-shell, ivory, etc., at the lower end of the bow to which the hair is fastened. Also called the nut

Front 43

gedämpft

Back 43

(G) muted, muffled

Front 44

Geige

Back 44

(G) violin

Front 45

gestopft

Back 45

(G) stopped (in horns) (bouché – F)

Front 46

gestossen

Back 46

(G) abrupt, disconnected, staccato

Front 47

gestrichen

Back 47

(G) 1) bowed 2) legato 3) in notation, describing notes that require ledger lines

Front 48

gli altri

Back 48

(I) the others (i.e. other than the soloist)

Front 49

Harfe

Back 49

(G) harp

Front 50

Hauptstimme

Back 50

(G) principal voice of part, melody

Front 51

hautbois

Back 51

(F) oboe

Front 52

Herunterstrich

Back 52

(G) downbow (tiré – F)

Front 53

Hinaufstrich

Back 53

(G) upbow (also Hinstrich, Aufstrich) (poussé – F)

Front 54

l’istesso tempo

Back 54

(I) at the same tempo (also lo stesso tempo)

Front 55

Klang

Back 55

(G) sound

Front 56

Lage

Back 56

(G) position (in playing violins, etc.)

Front 57

legni

Back 57

(I) the woodwind section

Front 58

louré

Back 58

(F) notes played in one bow-stroke which are marked without lifting the bow from the string. They are neither slurred nor detached, but almost connected (portato – I)

Front 59

Luftpause

Back 59

(G) pause for a breath, either literally or figuratively

Front 60

martelé

Back 60

(F) literally hammered – a bowing effect obtained by releasing each stroke forcefully and suddenly (martellato – I)

Front 61

martellato

Back 61

(I) literally hammered – a bowing effect obtained by releasing each stroke forcefully and suddenly (martelé – F)

Front 62

normale

Back 62

(I) indication to return to normal tuning, pitch or octave, after scordatura, harmonics, etc. (Also suono normale)

Front 63

ottavino

Back 63

(I) piccolo

Front 64

ottoni

Back 64

(I) brass section

Front 65

Partitur

Back 65

(G) score

Front 66

Pauken

Back 66

(G) timpani

Front 67

pointe

Back 67

(F) the tip of the bow (à la pointe – at the bow tip) (Spitz – G, punta – I)

Front 68

portato

Back 68

(I) notes played in one bow-stroke which are marked without lifting the bow from the string. They are neither slurred nor detached, but almost connected (louré – F)

Front 69

Posaune

Back 69

(G) trombone

Front 70

poussé

Back 70

(F) upbow (Hinstrich, Aufstrich, Hinaufstrich – G)

Front 71

punta

Back 71

(I) the tip of the bow (a punta d’arco or al punto – at the bow-tip) (pointe – F, Spitz – G)

Front 72

ricochet

Back 72

(F) in bowing, a series of two or more slurred and, characteristically, very fast bounces, usually performed in the upper half of the bow

Front 73

sautillé

Back 73

(F) in bowing, a short stroke played at rapid tempos in the middle of the bow so that the bow bounces off the string. It is indicated by dots. Similar to spiccato but at a slower tempo

Front 74

Saite

Back 74

(G) string

Front 75

Spitze

Back 75

(G) point of the bow (an der Spitze – at the tip) (pointe – F, punta – I)

Front 76

sul ponticello

Back 76

(I) close to the bridge (of the violins, etc.) producing a nasal, brittle tone

Front 77

sul tasto

Back 77

(I) in bowing, drawing the bow over the fingerboard, further away from the bridge (sur la touché – F)

Front 78

sur la touché

Back 78

(F) in bowing, drawing the bow over the fingerboard, further away from the bridge (sul tasto – I)

Front 79

Steg

Back 79

(G) bridge (am Steg – at the bridge, i.e. sul ponticello)

Front 80

tambour

Back 80

(F) drum (tamburo – I, Trommel – G)

Front 81

tamburo

Back 81

(I) drum (tambour – F, Trommel – G)

Front 82

tam-tam

Back 82

(F) gong

Front 83

tiré

Back 83

(F) downbow (Herunterstrich - G)

Front 84

tromba

Back 84

(I) trumpet, bugle (clarino – I)

Front 85

Trommel

Back 85

(G) drum (tambour – F, tamburo – I)