d&f words

Question 1

Da Capo Aria

Answer 1

In Italian, Da Capo (D.C.) means from head, it indicates that you have to go back to the beginning (just one time). Da Capo Aria is a musical form indicating the beginning section of the piece should be repeated once the performer has reached the end.

Question 2

dactyl

Answer 2

dactyl is a metre made up of a long syllable and two short ones; a quaver followed by two
semiquavers

Question 3

dal segno

Answer 3

In music notation, dal segno, often abbreviated as D.S, is used as a navigation marker. From Italian for “from the sign”, D.S. appears in sheet music and instructs a musician to repeat a passage starting from the sign shown at right, sometimes called the segno in english

Question 4

dialogue

Answer 4

‘Conversation’ between two musical parts, this can take the form of call and response, sequences between parts or imitation between parts

Question 5

diminished interval

Answer 5

An interval that is a half-step smaller than a perfect or a minor interval is called dirninished

Question 6

Doubled parts

Answer 6

One of the notes of the triad, or the melody line, is in two voices at the same time

Question 7

fermata

Answer 7

A fermata is a special Italian term and articulation mark used in music notation to prolong the length of a note or rest. it is commonly called pause or hold.

Question 8

figured bass

Answer 8

Musical notation in which numerals and symbols appear above or below (or next to) a bass note. The numbers indicate intervals or chords that a musician playing chord producing instruments (organ, harpsichord etc) play in relation to the bass note.

Question 9

form

Answer 9

The basic plan or overall structure of a piece of music

Question 10

forte

Answer 10

A performance instruction referring to the dynamics; forte means to play loudly