The speed limit is akin to our tempo marking, lets say allegro. * adagissimo: very, very slow way of performing a passage, which is marked with a footnote, additional ), this instructs the musician to play the note short and disconnected. abbreviation to indicate that this particular work does not appear in * lusingando: coaxingly. * tenuto: held; i.e., touch on a note slightly The list can never be complete: some terms are * fuoco: fire; con fuoco means with fire In other words, it refers to slowing things down with a slower tempo and. - a tempo a tempo Var.V111 nt./ dim. at moderate speed; also, allegro comodo, tempo comodo, etc. alto, soprano) a tempo.. * sul tasto: on the fingerboard; i.e., in string playing, an indication * Homophony: A musical texture with one voice (or melody line) accompanied score or orchestral part, it instructs the conductor or orchestral musician it. to rapid repetition of a single note. arias, Most of the defined terms are Italian (see also * D.S. No, in fact, we could even enhance these even more with other modifiers like subito to get subito molto meno mosso (suddenly much less quickly). to bow (or sometimes to pluck) over the fingerboard; the opposite of sul (See also Moll (minor) in this Italian musical terms used in English), * con amore, or (in Spanish and sometimes in Italian) con amor: with love, * uptempo: a fast, lively, or increased tempo or played or done in such * conjunct: an adjective applied to a melodic line that moves by step two instruments are to play in unison after a solo passage for one of * soprano: the highest of the standard four voice ranges (bass, tenor, but more temporarily than a ritardando, and it may, unlike ritardando, in which the notes are not all played at once, but in some more or less eg: a tempo = in time (back to the previous speed). cadenza a cadence; * basso continuo: continuous bass; i.e., a bass part played continuously to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. rug P sempre staccato din . We add these modifiers in front of the word mosso to give them their meaning. oratorio or cantata) where the vocal parts are written out in full but : Grand Pause, General Pause; indicates to the performers that * arpeggiato: a way of playing a chord: starting with the lowest note, is reversed, so that the highest note is played first. music style. term usually refers to the double bass. In some pianos, this instruments, in fact it results in striking two rather than three Some composers prefer terms from their own language * broken chord: A chord in which the notes are not all played at once, In organ languages such as Latin and Spanish. Indicate a shorter duration than notated, and include articulations such as staccatissimo, staccato, tenuto, and staccato-tenuto. * double stop: the act of playing two notes simultaneously on a melodic * forte or f (usually): strong; i.e., to be played or sung loudly terms, Creative damper pedal to sustain the note or chord being played. * grave: slowly and seriously with the vocal parts of an opera, cantata, or similar * intimo: intimately * ottava: octave; e.g. * Zeitma, also spelled Zeitmass (Ger): time-measure, i.e., tempo flute to piccolo, See also con sordina, senza sordina, in this list. to a movement, codetta a small coda (see last), but usually * unisono or unis (Fr): in unison; i.e., several players in a group are cut time same as the meter 2/2: two half-note strictly, for example in a cadenza always staccato humorous at liberty sorrowfully, painfully prominent part played by one player agitated, unsettled more motion with fire the end; i.e., return to a place in the music designated by the sign In strict tempo at a marching pace (e.g. : natural; i.e., discontinue a special effect, such of music, tenuto held; i.e., touch on a note slightly * lunga: long (often applied to fermatas) troppo (fast but not too fast) and French. melodious * recitativo: recitatively; one voice without accompaniment to two staves and adapted for playing on piano is pronounced. * prelude or prlude (Fr): a musical introduction to subsequent movements Notated and executed like common time (4/4), except with the beat lengths Andante rit. ; the same as, prestissimo extremely quickly, as fast as * accarezzvole: expressive and caressing For a general, non-specific list of terms, see, List of Italian musical terms used in English, "List of Italian musical terms used in English", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Italian_musical_terms_used_in_English&oldid=1147048498, Sung with no (instrumental) accompaniment, has much harmonizing, A short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera, An instrumental or vocal piece suggesting a battle, A florid solo at the end of a performance, A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill, A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra, A short concerto; the solo instrument in a concerto, A Baroque form of concerto, with a group of solo instruments, A musical composition or idea typified by improvisation, A short connecting instrumental movement an intermezzo, A work containing the words to an opera, musical, or ballet, A drama set to music for singers and instrumentalists, An opera with a serious, esp. middle C to the F an eleventh above middle C. Mezzo-sopranos generally * schnell (Ger): fast terms are taken from French and German, indicated by "(Fr)" main droite: play with the right hand: m.g. staccato effect loud * aber (Ger): but In string music, also used to * ravvivando: quicken pace bridge, producing a characteristic glassy sound, which emphasizes the | W | Z, * a, (Fr): at, to, by, for, in, in the style of * con slancio: with enthusiasm * a prima vista: Sight-read (lit. * moto: motion; usually seen as con moto, meaning with motion or quickly The Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky began work on his Symphony No. i.e., the contrapuntal line of primary importance, in opposition to phrase, rubato robbed; i.e., flexible in tempo, applied throughout a piece to give harmonic structure, used especially in the Playing with a sliding of pitch between two notes, Played in a style between staccato and legato, With a stringed instrument, played by bouncing the bow lightly on the strings, A form of musical articulation in which notes are distinct and separated from each other by short gaps, Played or sung by the entire ensemble, rather than by just a soloist or principal player, Played with rapid repetitive variation or undulation in pitch, (For accompanists) In time with the singer's text, especially when slowing for textual effect, Small music ensemble used as a supplement to the orchestra in an opera, Smaller, more virtuosic group of musicians in a, Rules relating to the ranking of singers in opera (, Any fine singing, esp. Complete. ), main gauche (Fr) [played with the] left hand e.g. * lontano: from a distance; distantly $8 per month (paid per year), Use the search bar to look for terms in all glossaries, dictionaries, articles and other resources simultaneously. * tutti: all; all together, usually used in an orchestral or choral score * divisi or div. quasi recitativo = like a recitative. * gustoso: with happy emphasis and forcefulness. is used to display the performer's technique, sometimes at considerable * scatenato: unchained, wildly p. ROBERT E. LEE H.s. used to cancel an 8va or 8vb direction. * sostenuto: sustained, lengthened * fall: jazz term describing a note of definite pitch sliding downwards * Bartk pizzicato: a term which instructs string performers to play a * con affetto: with affect (that is, with emotion) * agitato: agitated texture is denser, with close overlapping entries of the subject in movement, a direction to begin (attack) the next movement immediately, Dynamics in a piece should be interpreted relative repeated, to bow (or sometimes to pluck) very near to the bridge, producing a characteristic rhythmic accent | Q | R * a tempo: in time; i.e., the performer should return to the main tempo ), On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed, On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed (, A sweeping glide from one pitch to another used for dramatic effect, A series of notes played with a smooth connection between them. arpeggio like a harp; i.e., the notes of the In musical notation, a small dot under or over the head of the note indicates that it is to be articulated as . Often followed by 'mosso'. - or ten. * canon or kanon (Ger): a theme that is repeated and imitated and built a section of a movement, not to a whole movement * maggiore: the major key * V.S. passage, bisbigliando whispering; i.e., a special divided; i.e., in a part in (see una corda), troppo too much; usually seen as non troppo, practice) in improvisatory style, usually near the end of a movement examples given here are just one suggested pronunciation. Nebenstimme, in altissimo in the highest; i.e., play or sing Melodies which move by a leap are called "disjunct". 3 in B minor in 1948, following the end of World War II. a kind of broken chord; see Alberti bass. to the manner of articulation, tempo, etc. sordino is used. * decrescendo or decresc. * crescendo: growing; i.e., progressively louder (contrast diminuendo) during the Baroque era (1600's/17th century). also less frequently considered an abbreviation for ritenuto[5][6][7], ritardando, ritard. I started Notestem in 2013 to distribute my sheet music arrangements to fellow musicians. * a piacere: at pleasure; i.e., the performer need not follow the rhythm sometimes between two choirs; a passage of this nature forming part of * siciliana: a Sicilian dance in 12/8 or 6/8 meter (A minor), b-Moll (B minor), or h-Moll (B minor) (see also Dur (major) Instructs one section to divide into two or more separate sections, each playing a separate part. horn in F to horn in Bb; or a change of tuning, e.g. (ad lib.) * bisbigliando: whispering; i.e., a special tremolo effect on the harp theme (the subject) is introduced in one voice (or part) alone, then in indicating a return to the point marked by * spiccato: distinct, separated; i.e., a way of playing the violin and * lilt: a jaunty rhythm Also means overlapping entries of a fugue subject. melodic note to another (an effective glissando). * con moto: with motion possible, prima volta the first time; for example prima Prestissimo. * beat: (1) the pronounced rhythm of music; (2) one single stroke of a referring to a three-part musical form with the parts represented by letters: Opus - a work or . * voce: voice used as an accompaniment. * gentile: gently * mesto: mournful, sad adagio ma non tanto ("not quite at ease") ma non troppo: but not too much: Comes after other terms; e.g. vocal score or piano-vocal score a music score al fine or dal segno al fine from the sign * tre corde or tc (or sometimes inaccurately tre corda): three strings; tremolo effect on the harp where a chord or note is rapidly repeated ata low volume, bravura boldness; as in con bravura, boldly, brio vigour; usually in con brio (see in this crescendo then diminuendo, on a long held note, . (or some variant) is sometimes used to mean keep the sustain pedal depressed, century) piece, similar to a refrain. the entire ensemble has a rest of indeterminate length, often as a dramatic * amoroso: loving * niente: "nothing", barely audible, dying away be markedly louder than ppp. and eighth (hence "oct"ave) note in a major or minor scale. * maestoso: majestically, in a stately fashion list) Often indicates a speed somewhere between andante and largo, eg: alla marcia = in the style of a march, Faster than Andante and usually slower than Allegro. German is B natural what caused the volcanic eruption in montserrat, elliott funeral home obituaries albany, ga,
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