2006 Clinic All-State Terms
a poco
(Please note that all corrections to the SC Musician
a little; gradually
grazioso
gracefully
) gradually louder
)
the sign
) gradually softer )gradually softer
) a hold or pause
2006 Clinic All-State Terms |
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a poco |
(Please note that all corrections to the SC Musician
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Handbook grazioso |
are in
RED.) gracefully |
| a tempo | in time; generally implies a return to original rate of speed | l'istesso | the same (such as l'istesso tempo-the same speed) |
| accelerando | (accel.) gradually faster | larghetto | slow, but not as slow as largo |
| adagietto | slow, but not as slow as adagio | largo | very slow |
| adagio | very slow | legato | smooth and connected |
| agitato | agitated; rapid | lento | very slow |
| al fine | to the finish | maestoso | majestically |
| alla | in the style of (such as alla marcia-in the style of a march) | marcato | marked; with emphasis |
| allargando | (allarg.) gradually slower and broader | marziale | martial |
| allegretto | light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro | meno | less (such as meno mosso-less movement; slower) |
| allegro | rapid; lively | mezzo | medium; half (such as mezzo-forte-medium loud; mezzo-piano-medium soft) |
| andante | (andte) moderately slow, but moving | moderato | moderately |
| andantino | generally a little quicker than andante | molto | very |
| animato | spirited | mosso | motion; movement |
| appassionato | intensely; passionately; with deep feeling | non troppo | not too much |
| brilliante | brilliantly | pianissimo | (pp) very softly |
| cantabile | in a singing style | piano | (p) softly |
| chromatic | by semi-tones | poco | a little (such as poco animato-a little more animated; poco meno -a little less) |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical
composition usually marked with
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poco a poco | little by little |
| con anima | with animation; spirited | prestissimo | very fast; more so than presto |
| con brio | with spirit; brilliantly | presto | very fast |
| con forza | with force | rallentando | (rall.) gradually slower |
| con grazia | with graceful style | ritardando | (rit.) gradually slower |
| con spirito | with spirit, brilliance | ritenuto | a steady pace, but slower than preceding tempo |
| crescendo | (cres.) () gradually louder |
rubato | temporary irregularity of time, lengthening certain notes at the expense of others |
| da capo | (D.C.) from the beginning | segno | ()
the sign |
| dal segno | (D.S.) from the sign
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sempre | always; continually |
| decrescendo | (decres.) () gradually softer |
sforzando | (sfz) forced; with emphasis |
| diminuendo | (dim.) ()gradually softer |
simile | the same; continue in same manner |
| dolce | sweetly | soli | more than one performer in unison |
| energico | energetically | solo | a composition or passage for one performer |
| etude | a study | sostenuto | sustained |
| fermata | ( ) a hold or pause |
staccato | separated, detached style |
| forte | (f) loud | subito | suddenly |
| fortissimo | (ff) very loud | tacet | silent |
| furioso | furiously | tempo | time; speed |
| grandioso | grand or noble style | tenuto | (ten.) sustain full value; also marked with
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| grave | very slow and solemn | vivace | vivacious; lively |
| Definitions from the Selmer Band Manual by Nilo W. Hovey. Copyright 1955, The Selmer Company. Used by permission. | |||
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