Jasper Orch Vocab

Front 1

allargando

Back 1

growing broader; louder and softer (allarg.)

Front 2

allegretto

Back 2

moderately fast, lively

Front 3

al fine

Back 3

an indication to the performer to repeat a composition from the beginning (da capo), or from the dal segno symbol, to the place mrked fine (the end of the composition)

Front 4

andante

Back 4

moderately slow, a walkig speed

Front 5

arrangemen

Back 5

an adaptation of a given composition into a for other than what it was orginally written for, usually indicated as: Mozart/Wykoski or ar.. Wykoski

Front 6

arco

Back 6

with the hair of the bow

Front 7

a tempo

Back 7

back to the original tempo

Front 8

basso continuo

Back 8

a characteristic of Baroque music onsisting of a bass part that runs continuously throughout a work, also called thoroughbass

Front 9

cantabile

Back 9

in a singin, graceful style

Front 10

caprice

Back 10

a musical form that reflects a fanciful, carefree style

Front 11

coda

Back 11

the closing few measures of a composition, usually not a part of the main theme, a finishing theme added to the nd to give the composition closure

Front 12

col legno

Back 12

strike the strings with them wood of the bow

Front 13

con

Back 13

with

Front 14

con gusto

Back 14

with precision and steady energy

Front 15

corda

Back 15

string

Front 16

cue notes

Back 16

very small notes written in a part to indicate what other players are playing, the purpose i to aid the player in keeping their place in the music

Front 17

da capo

Back 17

back to the beginning o the piece; indicated by D.C

Front 18

dal segno

Back 18

go back to the sign, indcated by a symbol, player must then go to the coda when indicated

Front 19

divisi

Back 19

divide the parts or note

Front 20

dolce

Back 20

sweetly, softly

Front 21

dotrine of affection

Back 21

a theory that arose during the Baroque period that prescribed certain musical methods and figures for summoning or portraying individual emotions

Front 22

ensemble

Back 22

group of musicians that perform as a unit

Front 23

grace note

Back 23

ornamentation used to decortate or embellish a melody

Front 24

harmonic

Back 24

hgih notes that are achieved when the performer ligtly places his finger exactly in the middle of the vibrating string

Front 25

hemiola

Back 25

the rhythimic feeligs of duplets played against triplets, in early music, this term ment the ratio of 3:2

Front 26

L'istesso

Back 26

the same tempo, an indication in a omposition that indicates the beat remains constantwhen the meter changes

Front 27

marcato

Back 27

makred, accented, emphatic, stressed

Front 28

meno

Back 28

less

Front 29

menuet

Back 29

dance of the Classical era in slow, triple time; originated in France, also spelled minuet

Front 30

meter

Back 30

measure of time, the grouping of beats into regular patterns

Front 31

molto

Back 31

much, very much, a great deal, extremely

Front 32

morendo

Back 32

dis away, dimishes in tone and tempo

Front 33

mosso

Back 33

motion

Front 34

ossia

Back 34

a directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in an alernate way, the aternate way is indicated in the music

Front 35

overtune

Back 35

the introductory music for an opera, ballet or oratorio

Front 36

piu

Back 36

more

Front 37

pizzicato

Back 37

pluck string w/ fingers

Front 38

poco a poc

Back 38

little by little

Front 39

ripieno

Back 39

the larger of the 2 ensembles in the Baroque Concerto Grosso, all other not playing the solo

Front 40

scordatura

Back 40

the practice of tuning the strings of a stringed instrument differently than the standard tunings

Front 41

senza

Back 41

without

Front 42

soli

Back 42

the entire section

Front 43

spiccato

Back 43

separated, detached, off the string

Front 44

sul ponticello

Back 44

a drective to perform the idicated passage of a composition by bowing the strings close to or directly over the fingerboard of the instrument

Front 45

string orchesta

Back 45

using only stringed instruments; may include harp and piano

Front 46

sturmisch

Back 46

a set of dances originated in the early 17th century, flourished in the Baroque era

Front 47

tempo

Back 47

the speed of the rhythm of composition, tempo is measured accoring to beats per minute

Front 48

prestissimo

Back 48

200 - 208

Front 49

presto

Back 49

168 - 200

Front 50

allegro

Back 50

120 - 168

Front 51

allegro

Back 51

120 - 168

Front 52

moderato

Back 52

108 - 120

Front 53

andante

Back 53

76 - 108

Front 54

adagio

Back 54

66 - 76

Front 55

larghetto

Back 55

60 - 66

Front 56

largo

Back 56

40 - 60

Front 57

tremolo

Back 57

playing the note over and over within the indicated note value, can be measured or unmeasured

Front 58

tutti

Back 58

all instruments together

Front 59

vivace

Back 59

lively, brisk manner

Front 60

vivo

Back 60

faster than vivace