Band 1St Semester Test

Front 1

accelerando (accel.)

Back 1

gradually growing faster

Front 2

accidental

Back 2

chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line (can be extended by a tie)

Front 3

ad libitum (ad lib) or
a placere

Back 3

at pleasure, at will

Front 4

a due (a 2)

Back 4

for two parts

Front 5

affetuoso

Back 5

tenderly, with feeling

Front 6

alla breve (⊄)

Back 6

2/2 time, cut time

Front 7

allargando

Back 7

getting slower and louder

Front 8

amoroso

Back 8

with love, with warm feeling

Front 9

animato
con anima

Back 9

lively, animated, spirited

Front 10

appassionato
passione

Back 10

passionate, fervent

Front 11

assai

Back 11

much, very

Front 12

a tempo

Back 12

return to the original tempo

Front 13

attacca

Back 13

continue without a pause

Front 14

bravura

Back 14

great technical skill, virtuosity

Front 15

brillante

Back 15

sparkling, spirited

Front 16

cadenza

Back 16

a brilliant (often highly technical) solo, often found at the end of a movement or a peice

Front 17

cadence

Back 17

the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase

Front 18

calmando
calmato

Back 18

quieting down, subsiding

Front 19

cantando
cantabile

Back 19

in a singing style, lyrical

Front 20

capriccioso

Back 20

fanciful, freely

Front 21

coda

Back 21

a concluding passage added to the form proper

Front 22

con

Back 22

with

Front 23

con brio

Back 23

vigorously, with fire

Front 24

con forza

Back 24

powerful, loud

Front 25

con fuoco

Back 25

with fire, passionately

Front 26

con sordino

Back 26

with mute

Front 27

con spirito
spiritoso

Back 27

spirited, lively

Front 28

crescendo

Back 28

becoming louder

Front 29

da capo (D.C.)

Back 29

from the beginning

Front 30

dal segno (D.S.)

Back 30

from the sign

Front 31

decrescendo (decresc.)

Back 31

becoming softer

Front 32

diatonic

Back 32

scalewise

Front 33

diminuendo (dim.)

Back 33

becoming softer

Front 34

divisi

Back 34

divided parts where there is normally one

Front 35

dolce

Back 35

sweet, gentle

Front 36

doppio movimento

Back 36

twice as fast

Front 37

double flat

Back 37

lower by one full step

Front 38

double sharp

Back 38

raise by one full step

Front 39

dynamics

Back 39

the level of loudness

Front 40

pianississimo (ppp)

Back 40

very very soft

Front 41

pianissimo (pp)

Back 41

very soft

Front 42

piano (p)

Back 42

soft

Front 43

mezzo piano (mp)

Back 43

medium soft

Front 44

mezzo forte (mf)

Back 44

medium loud

Front 45

forte (f)

Back 45

loud

Front 46

fortissimo (ff)

Back 46

very loud

Front 47

fortississimo (fff)

Back 47

very very loud

Front 48

e
ed
et

Back 48

and

Front 49

enharmonic

Back 49

a different spelling of the same pitch or chord

Front 50

espressivo

Back 50

with feeling, with expression

Front 51

etude

Back 51

a study or excersize focusing on a particular musical or technical problem

Front 52

fermata

Back 52

a pause or hold

Front 53

finale

Back 53

the last movement of a multi-movement peice

Front 54

fine

Back 54

the end

Front 55

forzando

Back 55

a strong accent

Front 56

giocoso

Back 56

humorous, playful

Front 57

giusto

Back 57

exact, appropriate

Front 58

glissando

Back 58

a glide from one note to the next

Front 59

grazioso

Back 59

graceful

Front 60

interval

Back 60

pitch difference between two notes

Front 61

key signature

Back 61

sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a selection indicating its key

Front 62

largemente

Back 62

broadly

Front 63

legato

Back 63

smooth, even, without breaks between notes

Front 64

l'istesso tempo

Back 64

at the same tempo

Front 65

loco

Back 65

return to normal posistion

Front 66

maestoso

Back 66

with dignity

Front 67

marcato

Back 67

accented, stressed

Front 68

marcia

Back 68

march

Front 69

meno

Back 69

less

Front 70

molto

Back 70

much, very

Front 71

morendo

Back 71

fading away

Front 72

mosso
moto

Back 72

moved, motion

Front 73

non

Back 73

no, do not

Front 74

nuance

Back 74

subtle shading in style

Front 75

ossia

Back 75

an alternative version

Front 76

pesante

Back 76

weighty, ponderous

Front 77

piu

Back 77

more

Front 78

pochissimo

Back 78

as little as possible

Front 79

poco a poco

Back 79

little by little

Front 80

pomposo

Back 80

stately, majestic

Front 81

quasi

Back 81

almost, as if

Front 82

rallentando (rall.)

Back 82

becoming slower

Front 83

ritardando (ritard. or rit.)

Back 83

becoming slower

Front 84

ritenuto (riten.)

Back 84

immediately slower

Front 85

rinforzando (rfz.)

Back 85

a sudden accent

Front 86

rubato

Back 86

free use of accel. and rit. within a measure without altering the duration of the measure as a whole

Front 87

sans or senza

Back 87

without

Front 88

scherzando

Back 88

playfully

Front 89

segue

Back 89

continue without pausing

Front 90

sempre

Back 90

always, throughout

Front 91

simile

Back 91

in the same manner

Front 92

soli

Back 92

a section solo, a group of soloists

Front 93

solo

Back 93

a part for one performer

Front 94

sonore

Back 94

resounding, loud

Front 95

sordino

Back 95

mute

Front 96

sostenuto (sost.)

Back 96

sustained

Front 97

stacatto

Back 97

detached

Front 98

subito (sub.)

Back 98

suddenly, at once

Front 99

tacet

Back 99

be silent

Front 100

tempo

Back 100

rate of speed

Front 101

grave

Back 101

solemn and very, very slow

Front 102

largo

Back 102

very slow

Front 103

adagio
lento
larghetto

Back 103

slow

Front 104

andante

Back 104

moderately slow

Front 105

andantino

Back 105

slightly faster than andante

Front 106

moderato

Back 106

moderate, neither fast nor slow

Front 107

allegretto

Back 107

moderately fast

Front 108

allegro

Back 108

fast and lively

Front 109

vivo
vivace

Back 109

very fast and intense

Front 110

presto

Back 110

the fastest conventional tempo

Front 111

prestissimo

Back 111

as fast as possible

Front 112

tenuto (ten.)

Back 112

held, sustained

Front 113

timbre

Back 113

tone color

Front 114

tranquillo

Back 114

quiet, peaceful

Front 115

trill (tr.)

Back 115

a rapid alternation between the written note and the diatonic second above it

Front 116

troppo

Back 116

too much

Front 117

tutti

Back 117

all, with all performers

Front 118

un
una
uno

Back 118

one

Front 119

unison

Back 119

together on the same part or in octaves

Front 120

major scales

Back 120

are diatonic scales with half-steps between 3-4 and 5-6

Front 121

Natural Minor Scales

Back 121

lower the third lower the 6th

Front 122

Harmonic Minor Scales

Back 122

lower the third lower the 6th raise 7th

Front 123

Melodic Minor Scales

Back 123

lower third & raise 6th & 7th going up, on way down natural minor

Front 124

no sharps or flats

Back 124

C major and a minor

Front 125

one flats

Back 125

F major and d minor

Front 126

two flats

Back 126

B flat major and g minor

Front 127

three flats

Back 127

E flat major and c minor

Front 128

four flats

Back 128

A flat major and f minor

Front 129

five flats

Back 129

D flat major and b flat minor

Front 130

six flats

Back 130

G flat major and e flat minor

Front 131

seven flats

Back 131

C flat major and a flat minor

Front 132

one sharp

Back 132

G major and e minor

Front 133

two sharps

Back 133

D major and b minor

Front 134

three sharps

Back 134

A major and f sharp minor

Front 135

four sharps

Back 135

E major and c sharp minor

Front 136

five sharps

Back 136

B major and g sharp minor

Front 137

six sharps

Back 137

F sharp major and d sharp minor

Front 138

seven sharps

Back 138

C sharp major and a sharp minor