Foreign terms Flashcards by Eliza Bangert

Spieler, 2. Spieler

one player, second player

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altri

the others/the rest

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arrache

literally “torn,” or pizz

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breit

broad

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drangend

moving forward

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meta

half

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Dampfer auf

“mute in”

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Dampfer ab

“mute out”

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en dehors

to the fore

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fassung

version

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jeu de cloches

keyboard glockenspiel

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nicht schleppend

don’t slow down

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schalltrichter auf

bells up, clarinet/oboe/horn

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retouche

changes in orchestration, sometimes requested by the conductor. (They should be added to the part so they can be later removed, and/or identified that they are specifically for this performance.)

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Am bogen

“with bow,” strings

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Mit schwammschlaegel

with a “soft mallet” (sponge), percussion

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Flatterzunge

flutter tongue (brass, flute)

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Tirez

downbow

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Tasto

Fingerboard

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col legno

strike strings with the wood part of the bow

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Pultweise geteilt

Divided desk-wise (i.e. divided by person, inside-outside)

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colla parte

double the part of another player

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ottavino

Piccolo

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tromba

trumpet

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auf der buhne

on the stage

sul ponticello

play with the bow close to the bridge

erster Pult

first stand

mettez les sourdines

use mutes

posaune

trombone

pour enchainer

legato

da lontano

from afar

schlagwerk

Percussion section

jeu de timbres

glockenspiel

avec sourdine

with mute

sul palco

on the stage

Becken

cymbal

B (in German music)

B-flat

H (in German music)

B-natural

I. Pult

First stand

1. Spieler

First player

ohne Dampfer

without mute

Cassa mit Teller

Drum with cymbal attachment

Cuivre

metal (mutes), "brassy"

gli altri

the others

Erste Fassung

First version

Baguette d'eponge

sponge-headed drumstick

Geige

Violin

Pour enchainer/pour finir

For continuing and for stopping/finishing (when there are two different endings of a movement in a concert suite).

Redivierte Ausgabe

Revised edition

nur

only

feierlich

solemn

gestopft

stopped

geteilt

divided

massig bewegt

moderately moving/andante

einleitung

introduction

durchkomponiert

through-composed

Ruhrtrommel

tenor drum or field drum

ventilhorn

valve horn

en retenant peu a peu

ritard gradually

jeu de 25 cloches, donnant tous les degres chromatiques

keyboard glockenspiel

tres sonore mais sans durete

loud, but not rough

cembalo

harpsichord

chitarra

guitar

calando

gradually softer and slower

Poussez

Upbow

In string parts, what do the following indicate?: Ia, IIa, IIIa, IVa

1st string, 2nd string, 3rd string, 4th string

Hinter die Scene

Off-stage

Grosse flote nehmen

Change to flute ("take the flute")

corrigenda

errata

15ma

play two octaves higher than written

Chalumeau

The low register on the clarinet

am Steg

at the bridge (ponticello)

beruhigend

becoming calm

etwas bewegter

somewhat more moving

etwas schneller

somewhat faster

fliessend (fließend)

flowing

gemächlich

comfortable, leisurely

hervortretend

to the fore

immer langsamer

always slower

zurückhaltend

holding back

langsam

slow

Schalltrichter auf

bells up

in der Ferne

in the distance

nicht schleppen

don't drag

offen

open

Schlägel

mallet

la spalla

"the shoulder," aka the concertmaster

What does "a2" in a string part mean?

Divisi a2

sul tasto

play with the bow over the fingerboard

detache

normal bowing

portato

long bows with light bow-arm

spiccato

off-the-string staccato

saltato/saltando/ricochet

bounding the bow in the middle of the strings

scordatura

re-tuning

flageolet (flag.)

harmonics (strings)

clarone

bass clarinet

bouche/gestopft

"stopped" horn (played with the hand in the bell)

ottoni

brass band (or banda) in Puccini

timbales

Timpani (French)

holzschagel

wooden sticks (percussion)

piston

cornet

Dampfer weg

"mute off"

Dampfer an

"mute on"

mit Dampfer

with mute

aufstehen

stand up

volti subito

turn quickly

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