Conducting II Final Exam

Question 1

What is a PREPARATORY BEAT? What does it show, and how is it achieved?

Answer 1

• It is the beat before the down beat
• it shows time and style
• it is achieved by the rebound from the previous beat

Question 2

Gesture of syncopation

Answer 2

It is a gesture to control a response after the beat instead of on the beat

Question 3

Type of fermatas

Answer 3

• full stop: full cot off and re-ignition
• Half stop: cut of but still reestablish time
• Continuous: no release

Question 4

Define the SCORE TYPES:

• Condensed
• Full
• Transposed
• C Score
• French
• Open

Answer 4

• Condensed: It is where the score is cut in half and there will be parts that share a staff. very common in vocal scores
• Full: Separate parts on separate staves
• Transposed: It is where the transposed instruments are written as what they play
• C Score: It is where the score is not transposed, and everything is “related” to C
• French: It is where all parts on one staff, and the instruments will be written above the staff of who will be playing.
• Open: where each part has a staff to itself

Question 5

Advantages of SCORE TYPES:

• Condensed
• Full
• Transposed
• C Score
• French
• Open

Answer 5

• Condensed: Easier to see which part/instrument has the melody or moving line
• Full: easier to see the moving lines
• Transposed: Don’t have to worry about transposing for instruments other than C
• C Score: Easier to evaluate the score, and analyze the chords
• French: Less page turns
• Open: You can see each part very clearly

Question 6

Disadvantages SCORE TYPES:

• Condensed
• Full
• Transposed
• C Score
• French
• Open

Answer 6

• Condensed: Sometimes difficult to see who has the melody
• Full: hard to follow every line
• Transposed: hard to analyze the score
• C Score: you will have to transpose instruments
• French: Hard to tell which instrument is playing what
• Open: you will want to follow one staff and you may forget the other parts

Question 7

Score order for Orchestra

Answer 7

• Flutes; oboe; bassoon; clarinet; bass clarinet
• Horn; Trumpet; Trombone; Tuba
• percussion
• Viola; violin; cello; bass

Question 8

Score order for Wind Band

Answer 8

• Flutes; oboe; bassoon; clarinet; bass clarinet
• Horn; Trumpet; Trombone; Tuba
• percussion

Question 9

Score order for Jazz Band

Answer 9

Saxophone; Trumpet; Trombone; bass trombone

Question 10

Score order for Choir

Answer 10

Soprano; alto; tenor; bass

Question 11

Ad Lib (or a piacere)

Answer 11

at pleasure, at will

Question 12

a due(2)

Answer 12

two part

Question 13

alla breve

Answer 13

cut time

Question 14

allargano

Answer 14

slower

Question 15

animato or con anima

Answer 15

lively; ANIMATED

Question 16

aPASSIONato

Answer 16

With passion

Question 17

Assai

Answer 17

much; very

Question 18

Attacca

Answer 18

continue w/out pause

Question 19

Bravura

Answer 19

great technical skill

Question 20

BRILLANTe

Answer 20

sparkling

Question 21

Cadenza

Answer 21

solo often found at the end of movement or piece

Question 22

cadence

Answer 22

the close of a melodic or harmonic phrase

Question 23

CALMando

Answer 23

quieting down

Question 24

Cantando

Answer 24

in singing style

Question 25

Capriccioso

Answer 25

freely

Question 26

Coda

Answer 26

a concluding passage added to the form proper

Question 27

Con

Answer 27

With

Question 28

Con Brio

Answer 28

with vigor

Question 29

Con FORZa

Answer 29

with force

Question 30

Con Fuoco(fire)

Answer 30

with passion

Question 31

Con Sordino

Answer 31

with mute

Question 32

Diatonic

Answer 32

notes within a given scare or key

Question 33

DIVIsi

Answer 33

divided part

Question 34

Dolce

Answer 34

Sweet, gentle

Question 35

Doppio Movimento

Answer 35

twice as fast

Question 36

e, ed, et

Answer 36

and

Question 37

Forzando

Answer 37

strong accent

Question 38

gioCOSO

Answer 38

playful

Question 39

giusto

Answer 39

exact, appropriate or usual tempo

Question 40

GRAZioso

Answer 40

with grace

Question 41

Maestoso

Answer 41

majestic

Question 42

marcia

Answer 42

march

Question 43

morendo

Answer 43

fading away

Question 44

nuance

Answer 44

subtle shading in style

Question 45

ossia

Answer 45

an alternate version

Question 46

pesante

Answer 46

weighty

Question 47

piu

Answer 47

more

Question 48

pochissimo

Answer 48

as little as possible

Question 49

Quasi

Answer 49

almost

Question 50

rubato

Answer 50

free of access and rit within a measure w/out altering the duration of the measure as a whole

Question 51

sans

Answer 51

without

Question 52

scherzando

Answer 52

playfully

Question 53

segue

Answer 53

continue

Question 54

sempre

Answer 54

throughout

Question 55

soli

Answer 55

a section solo, a group of solos

Question 56

sonore

Answer 56

resounding

Question 57

sordino

Answer 57

mute

Question 58

SOSTenuto

Answer 58

sustain

Question 59

tenuto

Answer 59

sustain full value

Question 60

tranquillo

Answer 60

quiet

Question 61

troppo

Answer 61

too much