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Festival unit vocab
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8th Grade
01/25/2012

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Term
allegro
Definition
fast tempo
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andante
Definition
maderately slow tempo
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moderato
Definition
medium tempo
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largo
Definition
slow and solemn tempo
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rit
Definition
gradually delay the tempo
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rall
Definition
gradually get slower
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accel
Definition
gradually get faster (accelerando)
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div
Definition
divisi: a direction instructing one section to devide into two or more separate sections
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a2
Definition
play in unison
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tr
Definition
Trill:an ornament that consists of rapid alteration between one tone and another a step away
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poco
Definition
a little
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poco a poco
Definition
little by little
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soli
Definition
a highlightted passage performend by an entire section
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molto
Definition
much
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senza
Definition
without
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cresc
Definition
crecendo:soothly increase the volume of a specific passage
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decresc
Definition
decrescendo:smoothly decrease the volume of a specific passage
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dim
Definition
diminuendo: smoothly decrease the volume of a specific passage
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trio
Definition
the common term for he last(typically the 3rd) strain or melody of a specific passage
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solo
Definition
a passage that is to be played by a single player
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syncopation
Definition
shifting the accent to the off-beat
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staccato
Definition
play notes in a detched, separated, distinct manner ( dot over or under a note)
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legato
Definition
smooth and connected style
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slur
Definition
a curved line drawn over or under a series of notes indicating that those notes should be played lagato
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D.S. al fine
Definition
Repeat the section marked by the sign and then stop at the fine marking
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D.S. al coda
Definition
Repeat the section marked by the sign and then skip to the coda
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fine
Definition
an indication of the end
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