Band Midterm Flashcards
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F
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Forte, loud
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Mf
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Metzo forte, medium loud
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Ff
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Fortisimo, very load
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Piano
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Quiet
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Mp
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Metzo piano, medium quiet
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Crec.
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To gradually get louder
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Dim.
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Gradually get quieter
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Pp.
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Pianissimo, very quiet
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Andante
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Moderately slow tempo
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Adagio
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In slow tempo
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Moderato
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At a moderate pace
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Allegretto
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At a fairly brisk tempo
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Vivace
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In a lively and brisk manor
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Allegro
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At a brisk tempo
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A tempo
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At the original tempo
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Vivo
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With life and vigor
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Divisi
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To divide into multiple parts
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Marcato
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Played with emphasis
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Molto retard
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Gradually getting much slower
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Maestoso
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Majestic
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Subito vivo
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Suddenly lively
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Legato
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Smoothly
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Andante expressivo
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Expressive walking pace
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Ds al coda
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D.S. al coda instructs the musician to repeat back to the sign, and when Al coda or To coda is reached jump to the coda symbol.
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Ds al fine
D.S. al fine instructs the musician to repeat back to the sign, and end the piece at the measure marked fine.
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Poco rallintando
Gradually slowing down a little
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Con movimento
With movement
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Retard
To gradually slow down
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Poco piu mosso
Gradual small change in quickness
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Poco accelerando
Small gradual acceleration in time
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Tutti
With all instruments together
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Molto roll.
A gradual slow down in tempo
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Cantibile
In a smooth singing style
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4/4 and 12/8
They both seem to have 4 beats a measure differ The differences is usually the implied feel, ease of writing out for the intended tempo
relation to other time signatures in a given song.
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How should the voices be arranged
4.Bass, 3.tenor, 2.alto, 1.soprano
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Difference between balance and blend
Balance refers to the strength of the various sections while blend is merging the sounds of instruments of contrasting color
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6/8 time
Quarter note gets one beet
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Celtic carol
Robert W Smith
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Resurgences
Robert Sheldon
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Blue and green music
Samuel R Hazo
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Hadrian's Wall
Robert W Smith
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Hanukkah
Howard Rowe
