Final Exam Flash Cards Coeur dAlene High School Instrumental Music Fall 2013 (Exams January 22-23, 2014)

Final Exam Flash Cards

Coeur d’Alene High SchoolInstrumental Music

Fall 2013 (Exams January 22-23, 2014)

Con Moto with motion

Mosso

moved, agitated

L’istessothe same

(L’istesso tempo = same tempo after a change of meter)

Doppio Movimento twice as fast

A TempoReturn to regular tempo after a ritardando, accelerando, etc.

Molto Very, much

(molto crescendo = to become much louder)

Assai very much

Accelerando becoming faster

Piu More

(piu mosso = more moved or more motion)

Rallentando slowing down

Allargando

slowing down and becoming broader

Non Troppo not too much

Ritardando same as

rallentando(Slowing Down)

Meno Less

(meno mosso = less motion = slower)

Ritenuto suddenly slower

Sostenuto sustained

Legato

smooth , connected

Rubato flexible, irregular tempo

Vivace lively

Stringendo Quickening, with

growing excitement

Tempo Primo Resume the original

or first tempo

Vivacissimo

very quick

A Piacere At performer’s discretion

Agitato

Bravura

boldness, spirit

Largamente

largely, broadly

Al Fine to the end

Maestoso

Majestic

Cantabile

In a singing style

Dolce

Espressivo

expressive

Giocoso

merry, joyful

Grazioso

graceful

Vivo

lively, spirited

Marcato

stressed

Sempre

AlwaysSempre pianissimo = always very

quiet

Mezzo

Mediummp = medium soft

Pesante emphatic, heavy, ponderous –

importance on weight. Played with great emphasis

Tutti

All together (i.e. after a solo passage)

Con Fuoco

With fire

Da Capo (D.C.) from the beginning

Staccato

detached, separated

Tenuto

held, full value

Dal Segno (D.S.)

from the sign

GP

general pause, grand pause

Poco

a little (poco a poco - little by little)

Senza

without Senza sordino - without muteSenza vib – without vibrato

Simile continue in the same way

Subito

Suddenly(subito piano = suddenly soft)