Details Title: All State Vocabulary Description: words Total Flash Cards: 53 Created: 09/27/2007 16:59:56		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Music Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term adagio Definition slow, leisurly tempo Term al fine Definition TO the end, generally used after a repetition Term all breve Definition double time; 2/2 instead of 4/4 Term alla breve Definition double time; 2/2 instead of 4/4 Term allegretto Definition slower than allegro, lighter texture Term allegro Definition fast Term amabile Definition sweet, loveable Term ancora meno mosso Definition once more, but a little slower Term andante Definition rather slow, moderate walking pace Term aria Definition self-contained compostition for a solo voice such as opera Term arpeggio Definition notes of a chord played in succesion Term atonal Definition music lacking a tonal center; abscence of key Term augmented Definition raised or enlarged Term ballad Definition a strophic, narrative song Term berceuse Definition lullaby Term cadenza Definition improvised ornamental passage performed by a solist; next to the CADENCE!!! =D Term cantabile Definition singable Term chorale Definition congregational song or hymn Term chromatic Definition motion by half steps Term common time Definition 4/4 time sig.;also looks like a C Term D.C. or Da Capo Definition repeat from the beginning Term D.S. or Dal Segno Definition repeat from the sign Term diminished Definition lowered or reduced Term dolce Definition sweetly Term embellishment Definition ornamentation added to music to make it more beautiful Term fermata Definition a pause or hold Term fine Definition the end Term grave Definition grave or solemn Term interval Definition relationship between 2 pitches Term key Definition the pitch relationships that establish a tonal center Term largo Definition very slow or broad Term leading tone Definition 7th degree of a diatonic scale Term leap Definition movement from one pitch to another that is more than a full step away Term leggiero Definition light & soft Term lunga Definition long pause determined by the conductor Term marcato Definition marked, stressed Term motif Definition a short musical idea or melodic theme Term notation Definition any means of writing down music Term phrase Definition a single musical idea Term portamento Definition manner of singing where the voice glides from one note to the next Term prestissimo Definition as fast as possible Term presto Definition very fast, faster than allegro Term primo Definition first or upper part Term rallentando Definition slowing down; same as retardando Term rubato Definition making the pulse flexible; an expressive device Term sempre Definition always Term sforzando Definition strongly accented; forced; symbol looks like "SFZ" Term simile Definition continue to perform in the same manner Term sotto voce Definition softly with a subdued sound; performed in an undertone Term strophic Definition song where stanzas are all sung to the same music Term subito Definition suddenly; quickly Term tenuto Definition fully sustained Term tonic Definition the key center