Elstone's Band Final
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- a punto d'arco
- play at the point (tip) of the bow
- ad libitum (ad lib)
- at will, play freely
- alla
- in the style of
- arco
- play with the bow (opposite of pizzicato)
- ben
- well
- col
- with (like: col 2nd fl = with second flute)
- col lengo
- play with the wooden part of the bow
- con
- with (con brio = with FIRE)
- divisi (div.)
- divide the part
- e
- and
- fine
- end
- glissando
- sliding motion between two or more notes
- ma
- but (allegro ma non troppo = lively BUT not too fast)
- meno
- less (meno forte = less than forte)
- molto
- much (molto legato = VERY smooth and connected)
- non
- not (see under ma)
- ossia
- either, or (used when an alternate part is given)
- piu
- more (piu forte=a little louder than forte)
- Tab
- She's really freaking awesome, amirite? ;D
- pizzicato
-
like a pizza!
Actually it's pluck the string with the right hand (opposite of arco) - poco a poco
- little by litte
- quasi
-
seemingly, as if (quasi legato= play in a somewhat legato style)
Also one of the main characters in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ;D Good book. - sempre
- always
- senza
- without
- simile
- the same, continue playing in the same manner
- soli
- more than one player in unison
- solo
-
one player
(duh) - sordino
- mute (con sordino=with mute)
- sotto voce
- under the voice, play with a subdued sound, undertone
- subito
- quickly, suddenly
- sul, sulla
- on, upon the (sul G- play the entire passage on the G string lol)
- sul ponticello
- play near the bridge so that the upper partials predominate in the tone
- sul tasteiro, sul tasto
- play over the fingerboard to produce a light, flutelike tone
- tacet
- SILENCE. do not play
- tremolo
- in string playing, the quick reiteration of the same tone, produced by rapid up and down movement of the bow
- troppo
- too much
- tutti
- everyone play together, full ensemble
- vibrato
- vibrate, oscillate pitch/volume of tone for expression
- Largo
- very slow
- Grave
- very slow and solemn
- Lento
- very slowly
- Adagio
- slowly, with expression
- Andante
- moderately slow, at a walking pace
- Andantino
-
a little faster than andante
("andantino, playas") - Moderato
- a moderate tempo
- Allegretto
- a little slower than allegro
- Allegro
- cheerfully, a lively tempo
- Vivace
- vivacious, fast
- Presto
- very fast
- accelerando
- gradually faster
- stringendo
- gradually faster, usually with a crecendo
- doppio moviment
- twice as fast
- piu mosso
- more motion, faster
- con motto
- with motion, keep the tempo moving foreward
- rallentando
- gradually slower
- ritardando
- gradually slower
- ritenuto
- immediate reduction in speed
- allargando
- gradually slower and broader
- morendo
- gradually slower and softer, dying away
- calando
- gradually slower and softer
- smorzando
- gradually slower and softer
- meno mosso
- less motion, a little softer
- l'istesso tempo
- keep the same tempo
- a tempo
- resume the previous tempo, usually after a ritardando
- tempo primo (Tempo 1)
- return to the origin al (first) tempo of the piece
- rubato
- be flexible with the tempo, alternate slight accelerandos and ritardandos for expression
- piu pianissimo (ppp)
- very, very soft
- pianissimo (pp)
- very soft
- piano (p)
- soft
- mezzo piano (mp)
- medium soft
- mezzo forte (mf)
- medium loud
- fortissimo (ff)
- very loud
- piu fortissimo (fff)
-
very, very loud
AHHHHH
- crescendo
- gradually louder
- decrescendo
- gradually softer
- diminuendo
- gradually softer
- poco a poco crescendo
- gradually louder, little by little
- poco a poco decrescendo
- gradually softer, little by little
- forte-piano (fp)
- loud then immediately soft
- sforzando, sforzato (sfz of sf)
- a sudden strong accent
- rinforzando (rf, rfz, rinf.)
- a very strong accent, similar to sforzando
- legato
- smooth and connected
- staccato
-
STACCATO!
short, detached; usually played lightly
- marcatto (tee pees)
- marked, with emphasis. Heavily played.
- tenuto
- sustained, full value
- animato
- animated, lively
- agitato
- agitated
- cantabile
- in a singing style
- dolce
- sweetly
- expressivo
- expressively
- giocoso
- joyfully, playfully
- grandioso
- in a grand or noble style
- grazioso
- gracefully
- leggiero
- lightly
- maestoso
- majestically
- marciale
- in a martial style
- pesante
- in a heavy, coarse style
- scherzando
- in a light, playful style
- secco
- very short and dry
- sostenuto
- sustained