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25 Cards in this Set
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Sforzando (Definition and symbol) |
attack the note loudly, immediately go to piano, then crescendo to forte sfz |
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Fugue (Description and example) |
Has a subject and a counter subject Sicut Locutus Est |
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Subject (Definition) |
The main melody in a fugue |
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Counter subject (Definition) |
Goes against the subject in a fugue, "secondary melody" |
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Accent (Definition and symbol) |
Attack the note with force > |
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Staccato (Definition and symbol) |
Make the note short and detached Dot over or under the note • |
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Ties (Definition) |
Links together two notes of the same pitch |
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Legato (Definition and symbol) |
Make the phrase smooth and connected Curved line over the phrase |
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Fermata (Definition and symbol) |
Hold the note for longer than its value Half circle with a dot in the middle |
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Ritardando (Definition and symbol) |
Slow down Rit. |
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Tenuto (Definition and symbol) |
Hold the note for its full value Line above or below the note |
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Crescendo (Definition and symbol) |
Get louder < |
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Decrescendo (Definition and symbol) |
Get softer > |
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Coda (Definition) |
The end |
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Molto Molto(Definition) (Definition) |
Greatly, a lot |
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Diction (Definition) |
Emphasis and clarity of consonant sounds |
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Intonation (Definition) |
Accuracy of pitch, singing "in tune" |
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Tone Quality (Definition) |
Richness of vowel production |
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Dynamics (Definition) |
The degrees of/changes in volume |
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pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff |
Pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo |
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Blend (Definition) |
The section singing as one voice |
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Balance (Definition) |
All sections having equal weight in the choir |
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Slur (Definition) |
One note moving smoothly into the next |
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Phrasing (Definition) |
Singing the required notes all in one breath |
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Stage Presence (Definition) |
Singers posture, not talking between numbers, etc |
