Conducting Flashcards
(174 cards)
1
Q
petite flute
A
piccolo
2
Q
klein Flote
A
piccolo
3
Q
flauto piccolo
A
piccolo
4
Q
flote, grosso
A
flute
5
Q
flauto
A
flute
6
Q
hautbois
A
oboe
7
Q
hoboe
A
oboe
8
Q
cor anglais
A
english horn
9
Q
englischhorn
A
english horn
10
Q
corno inglese
A
english horn
11
Q
fagott
A
bassoon
12
Q
fagotto
A
bassoon
13
Q
contrebasson
A
contrabassoon
14
Q
kontrafagott
A
contrabassoon
15
Q
contrafagotto
A
contrabassoon
16
Q
clarinette
A
clarinet
17
Q
klarinette
A
clarinet
18
Q
clarinetto
A
clarinet
19
Q
clarinette basse
A
bass clarinet
20
Q
bassklarinette
A
bass clarinet
21
Q
clarinette basso
A
bass clarinet
22
Q
saxophon
A
saxophone
23
Q
sassofone
A
saxophone
24
Q
trompette
A
trumpet
25
trompete
trumpet
26
tromba
trumpet
27
cor
horn
28
waldhorn
horn
29
corno
horn
30
posaune
trombone
31
baryton
euphonium
32
baritone horn
euphonium
33
bombardino
euphonium
34
tuba basse
tuba
35
basstuba
tuba
36
tuba di basso
tuba
37
celeste
celsta
38
timbales
timpani
39
pauken
timpani
40
carillon
glockenspiel
41
campanelli
glockenspiel
42
caisse claire
snare drum
43
klein trommel
snare drum
44
tamburo
snare drum
45
grosse caisse
bass drum
46
grosse trommel
bass drum
47
gran cassa
bass drum
48
cymbales
crash cymbals
49
becken
crash cymbals
50
piatti
crash cymbals
51
claquebois
xylophone
52
holzharmonika
xylophone
53
silofono
xylophone
54
cloches
chimes
55
glocken
chimes
56
campani
chimes
57
block de bois
woodblock
58
holzblock
woodblock
59
cassa di legno
woodblock
60
crotales
crotales
61
zimbeln
crotales
62
crotali
crotales
63
violon
violin
64
geige
violin
65
violino
violin
66
alto
viola
67
bratsche
viola
68
violoncelle
cello
69
contrebasse
double bass
70
kontrabass
double bass
71
contrabasso
double bass
72
bois
woodwinds
73
holzblaser
woodwinds
74
fiati
woodwinds
75
cuivres
brass
76
blechblaser
brass
77
ottoni
brass
78
sclagzeug
percussion
79
percussione
percussion
80
corde
strings
81
streucge
strings
82
corda
strings
83
both play, usually refering to first and second parts
a due
84
at will
ad libitum
85
with
avec
86
flat
bemol
87
brass
blech
88
mute (French)
bouche
89
hand muted, closed, stopped horn
chiuso
90
with the other part
colla parte
91
as before
come prima
92
covered, usually in percussion parts
coperti
93
mute (German)
dampfer
94
sharp
diese
95
double time
doppio movimento
96
twice as slow
doppio lentamente
97
in front, project
en dehlors
98
somewhat
etwas
99
stopped horn
gestoppt horn
100
B-natural
H (German)
101
the same
l'istesso
102
maelzel metronome
MM
103
minor
moll
104
change
muta
105
without
ohne
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otherwise; usually indicates another part
ossia
107
score
partitura
108
at performer's pleasure
a piacere
109
held back
retenu
110
all, tutti
ripieno
111
very
sehr
112
dry, short
secco
113
mute (Italian)
sordino
114
soft voice
sotto voce
115
part
stimme
116
to make a cut
taglio
117
stopped
ton bouche
118
too much
troppo
119
arco
bow
120
am steg
at the bridge
121
a punto d'arco
at the point of the bow
122
bogen
bow
123
col legno
play on the string with the wood of the bow
124
con sordino
with mute
125
corda
string
126
detache
seperated bowing strokes
127
frog
played near the frog of the bow
128
jete
flying staccato, thrown
129
L.H.
use lower half of bow
130
M.
use middle of bow
131
martele
accented bow stroke with bow on the string
132
pizzicato
pluck the string with the finger
133
ponticello
bridge
134
point
point of bow
135
ricochet
series of spiccato in same bow direction
136
saltando
bouncing, quick bow strokes
137
sautille
using middle of bow lightly bounce off string
138
scordatura
special tuning
139
spitze
middle of bow
140
staccato volante
series of spiccato in same bow direction, up bow
141
sul
on
142
sulla tastiera
on the fingerboard
143
sul tasto
on the fingerboard
144
sur une corde
on the fingerboard
145
U.H.
use upper half of bow
146
W.B.
use whole bow
147
Con sord/Senza sord
with or without mute
148
senza
with out (take away)
149
rubato
interpretive tempo; not necessarily written in score
150
a tempo
back to previous tempo
151
N.B.
no breath
152
lento
4th slowest 80-96
153
piu mosso
faster
154
solo
1 performer
155
soli
small ensemble with in a large ensembe
156
vivace
3rd fastest 144-180
157
allegro
first fast tempo 120-144
158
moderato
slower than allegretto 90/100-110
159
andante
slower than moderato 80-106
160
largo
2nd slowest 40-60
161
grave
slowest 0-50
162
tempo primo
original tempo of the piece
163
dolce
sweetly
164
poco cede
little less
165
pesante
heavy
166
sostenuto
sustained and prolonged
167
vamping
to repeat a section; commonly used in musical theater
168
reprise
recurring piece of music; often used in musical theater
169
adagio
3 slowest 60-80
170
allegretto
faster than moderato 100-120
171
presto
2 fastest 180-200
172
prestissimo
fastest 200+
173
order of instrument balance loudest to softest
percussion ,piccolo, trombone and chimes, trumpet and oboe and bells, tuba, euphonium and xylophone, soprano and alto saxophone, flute and clarinet, tenor and bari sax and marimba and vibes, french horn and english horn, basson and bass clarinet, viola and bass, cello and violin.
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