Chorus Vocabulary

Front 1

Modulation

Back 1

Change key

Front 2

Tutti

Back 2

All together but separate parts

Front 3

Forte

Back 3

Loud

Front 4

Piano

Back 4

Softly

Front 5

Syncopation

Back 5

Emphasize on the weak beat

Front 6

Unison

Back 6

Everyone sing the same notes

Front 7

Legato

Back 7

Smoothly

Front 8

Staccato

Back 8

Short detached notes

Front 9

Melisma

Back 9

Group of notes sung to one syllable

Front 10

Treble Clef

Back 10

G; Sopranos and Altos

Front 11

Bass Clef

Back 11

F; Bass and tenors

Front 12

A Tempo

Back 12

Back to original tempo

Front 13

Octave

Back 13

Interval of 8 notes

Front 14

Rubato

Back 14

Disregard tempo, the director decides

Front 15

Accelerando

Back 15

Go faster

Front 16

Sostenuto

Back 16

Sustained

Front 17

Piu Mosso

Back 17

More quickly

Front 18

Allegro

Back 18

Crisp Tempo

Front 19

Largo

Back 19

Slow

Front 20

Bar Line

Back 20

Lines on the staff that separate it into measures

Front 21

Fermata

Back 21

Play until the conductor says to stop

Front 22

Anacrusis

Back 22

Upbeat (pickup)

Front 23

A Cappella

Back 23

Singing with no accompaniment (instruments)

Front 24

Crescendo

Back 24

Get louder

Front 25

Decrescendo

Back 25

Get softer

Front 26

Accompaniment

Back 26

Instruments behind you

Front 27

Rallentando

Back 27

Gradually slow down

Front 28

Moderato

Back 28

Moderately fast

Front 29

Poco a poco

Back 29

Little by little

Front 30

Stagger breathe

Back 30

Taking a breath At different times (secretly)

Front 31

Solfegge

Back 31

Sight singing system

Front 32

Subito

Back 32

Suddenly; immediatly

Front 33

Molto

Back 33

Very fast

Front 34

Ritard

Back 34

Gradually slow down

Front 35

Tenuto

Back 35

Connected

Front 36

Meno moso

Back 36

Less motion or slower tempo

Front 37

Divisi

Back 37

Separation within one part (ex: soprano 1's and soprano 2's)

Front 38

Adagio

Back 38

Slow

Front 39

Presto

Back 39

Fast

Front 40

Andante

Back 40

Moderately slow tempo

Front 41

Glissando

Back 41

Continuous slide upward/downward between 2 notes

Front 42

Tranquillo

Back 42

Quiet or calm manner

Front 43

Duple meter

Back 43

Tempo broken in 2 equal parts

Front 44

Interval

Back 44

How far the notes are apart

Front 45

8va

Back 45

Octave above or below indicated note

Front 46

Allegretto

Back 46

Fairly Brisk

Front 47

Vivance

Back 47

Lively (faster than presto)

Front 48

Dolce

Back 48

Stready

Front 49

Diphthong

Back 49

Two vowels in one syllable

Front 50

Diminuendo

Back 50

Gradually soften

Front 51

Triple Meter

Back 51

Tempo broken into 3 equal parts

Front 52

Triad

Back 52

Set of 3 notes

Front 53

Embouchure

Back 53

The way your mouth is shaped

Front 54

Loco

Back 54

Return to original register after other notes are a higher octave

Front 55

c

Back 55

common time (4/4)

Front 56

3/4

Back 56

Time signature

Front 57

mp

Back 57

mezzopiano

Front 58

II: :II

Back 58

Repeat

Front 59

sfz

Back 59

Sforzando

Attack note loudly

Front 60

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I 10 I

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Back 60

Measure number

Front 61

mf

Back 61

Mezzoforte

Front 62

ppp

Back 62

Pianississimo

(softly x3)

Front 63

xxx

Back 63

Rhythm/spoken part

Front 64

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p

Back 64

Staccato

Front 65

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Back 65

Cresendo/decresendo

Front 66

___________

I 1.

Back 66

First ending

Front 67

--3--

I I

Back 67

Triplit

Front 68

Da Capo

Back 68

Go back to beginning

Front 69

Da Sego

Back 69

Go back to sign

Front 70

Da Capo al coda

Back 70

Go back to the beginning and sing coda

Front 71

Da capo al segno

Back 71

Go back to beginning and sing to sign

Front 72

Da capo al fine

Back 72

Go back tot the beginning and sing to the end

Front 73

Da sego al fine

Back 73

Go back to the sign and sing to the end