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2010 midterm
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20
Music
10th Grade
12/14/2010

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Term
Soli
Definition
Section solo
Term
Coda
Definition
Closing section of a movement
Term
Andante
Definition
at a moderate pace, walking speed
Term
Counterpoint
Definition
Two or three melodic lines played at the same time
Term
resonant bowing
Definition
creating string sound with increased bow length and speed
Term
Enharmonic Interval
Definition
Two notes that differ in name only. For example: C shart and D flat
Term
Portamento
Definition
A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect
Term
piu mosso
Definition
more motion, faster
Term
Tessitura
Definition
The range of an instrumental or a vocal part
Term
bossa nova
Definition
A Brazilian dane popular in the 1950's and 1960's
Term
Largo
Definition
slow and broad
Term
Rubato
Definition
A characteristic of music where the strict tempo is changed for musical effect
Term
Fermata
Definition
To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the perfomer
Term
Tutti
Definition
Passage fo he entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist
Term
L'istesso tempo
Definition
te same tempo
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intense bow
Definition
creating string sound with a slow, weighted bow
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Marcato
Definition
accented, stressed
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Ornaments
Definition
Tones used to embellish the principal melodic tone
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Meno mosso
Definition
less motion, slower
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poco a poco
Definition
little by little
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