Timbre Concepts Flashcards
1
Q
Countertenor
A
Male voice higher than a tenor
2
Q
Sprechgesang
A
Singer sings halfway between speaking and singing
3
Q
Harmonics
A
high eerie sounds produced on a string instrument by lightly touching the string
4
Q
Flutter tonguing
A
When a player rolls the letter “r”. Usually on flute or brass
5
Q
Con sordino
A
Muted
6
Q
consort
A
an old English word from the Renaissance and early baroque period for a group of instruments
7
Q
ripieno
A
the main, larger group of instruments in a concerto grosso
8
Q
concertino
A
the smaller, solo group of players in a concerto grosso
9
Q
rolls
A
drumroll
10
Q
sustained
A
sound is held on
