Terms, Signs And Instruments (Part 2) Flashcards
Ornaments
These are ways of decorating notes in a melody. There are many types of ornaments, and each one has a unique shape. These are often written as signs over a note, but they can also be written ‘in full’ to show what they sound like when played.
Trill ‘shape’
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Upper mordant ‘shape’
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Lower mordent ‘shape’
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Turn (or upper turn) ‘shape’
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Acciaccatura (or grace note) ‘shape’
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Appoggiatura ‘shape’
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Ornaments
Trill, upper mordent, lower mordent, turn (or upper turn), acciaccatura (or grace note), appoggiatura
A niente
To nothing (in dynamics)
Morendo
Dying away (in dynamics)
Perdendosi
Dying away (in dynamics)
Rinforzando (rinf. , rf, rfz)
Reinforcing (in dynamics)
Smorzando (smorz.)
Dying away (in dynamics)
Sotto voce
In an undertone (literally ‘under the voice’)
Largamente
Broadly (in tempo)
Cantando
Singing (in expression)
Con dolore
With grief (in expression)
Con spirito
With spirit (in expression)
Doloroso
Sorrowful (in expression)
Sonoro
Resonant, with a rich tone (like the word ‘sonorous’) (in expression)
Ad libitum (ad lib.)
At choice (in general)
Attaca
Go straight on (to the next part of the music) (in general)
Quasi
As if, resembling (in general)
Langsam/adagio/lento/lent
Slow
