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String Vocab
Margo Ames String Ensemble Vocab
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Undergraduate 4
02/04/2013
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Term
Accelerando
 Definition
with increasing rapidity
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Accent
 Definition
to play notes strong
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Accidental
 Definition
any chromatic sign not found in the key
Term
Adagio
 Definition
leisurely ; a slow movement.
Term
Allegro
 Definition
lively
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Andante
 Definition
moving, going along
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Arco
 Definition
bow
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Arpeggio
 Definition
broken chord
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Arrangement
 Definition
adapted performance with different instruments
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A Tempo
 Definition
free tempo
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Coda
 Definition
a passage ending a movement
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Col Legno
 Definition
with stick
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Crescendo
 Definition
get louder
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Chromatic
 Definition
all 12 notes. no key.
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Dal Segno
 Definition
"from the sign". an instruction to repeat a certain part
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Da Capo
 Definition
"from the head". play from the beginning.
Term
Decrescendo
 Definition
get softer.
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Detache
 Definition
one note per bow stroke
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Diminuendo
 Definition
decrease volume of music
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Divisi
 Definition
divide a section of players into two or more groups.
Term
Dolce
 Definition
sweetly and softly
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Down Bow
 Definition
from frog to tip
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Double Bar
 Definition
end of piece or section
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Double Stop
 Definition
two notes at once
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Dynamics
 Definition
volume
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Enharmonic
 Definition
same in pitch though different name
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Fermata
 Definition
a pause of unspecified length.
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Fine
 Definition
marks end of piece when it is not at the end of score.
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Forte
 Definition
loudly
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Fortissimo
 Definition
very loudly
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Fortepiano
 Definition
the famous keyboard instrument.
Term
Forzando
 Definition
with sudden emphasis
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Frog
 Definition
part where you hold the bow
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Hooked Bowing
 Definition
breaking up notes while bowing in the same direction
Term
Legato
 Definition
smooth and flowing manner
Term
L.H.
 Definition
left hand?
Term
Lift Sign
 Definition
looks like a comma above the staff
Term
Loure
 Definition
a slow dance.
Term
Marcato
 Definition
played with emphasis
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Martele
 Definition
hammered forced pressure bow stroke
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Meno
 Definition
less
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Mezzo
 Definition
moderately
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Mezzoforte
 Definition
medium loud
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Mezzopiano
 Definition
medium soft
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Obbligato
 Definition
instrumental part distinctive in effect that is integral to the piece
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Octave
 Definition
doubling of frequency
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Piano
 Definition
soft
Term
Piu Forte
 Definition
very loud
Term
Pianoforte
 Definition
formal term for piano
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Pianissimo
 Definition
very soft.
Term
Pizzicato
 Definition
plucked string
Term
Poco
 Definition
a little as in poco allegro ( a little faster)
Term
Rallentando
 Definition
slowing down
Term
R.H.
 Definition
right hand
Term
Ritard
 Definition
gradual decrease of tempo
Term
Segue
 Definition
move without interruption from one song to then next
Term
Sempre
 Definition
throughout or always.
Term
Sforzando
 Definition
with sudden emphasis
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Simile
 Definition
like or the same
Term
Slur
 Definition
legato flowing together
Term
Slurred Stacato
 Definition
playing staccato with the same bow motion
Term
Sostenuto
 Definition
sustained or prolonged
Term
Spiccato
 Definition
bouncing the bow on strings
Term
Staccato
 Definition
detached
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Stringendo
 Definition
with increasing speed
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Subito
 Definition
quickly suddenly
Term
Tempo
 Definition
speed
Term
Tempo primo
 Definition
original tempo
Term
Tenuto
 Definition
held for full time value or slightly more
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Tie
 Definition
connecting notes to make duration longer
Term
Tip
 Definition
far end of the bow
Term
Tremelo
 Definition
rapid reiteration of a note
Term
Triplet
 Definition
group of three equal notes to be performed in the time of t or 4
Term
Tutti
 Definition
with all voices together
Term
U.H.
 Definition
um
Term
Up Beat
 Definition
between bar beats
Term
Up Bow
 Definition
hold to tip
Term
Vibrato
 Definition
a rapid slight variation in pitch
Term
Vivace
 Definition
lively and brisk
Term
W.B.
 Definition
um
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