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All-STATE 2014 Word Bank

All-STATE 2014 Word Bank . cresc . . Crescendo , i.e. gradually getting louder . rall . . Rallentando ; slowing down, gradually . Allegro . Merry , i.e. quick, lively, bright .

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All-STATE 2014 Word Bank

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  1. All-STATE 2014Word Bank

  2. cresc.

  3. Crescendo, i.e. gradually getting louder

  4. rall.

  5. Rallentando; slowing down, gradually

  6. Allegro

  7. Merry, i.e. quick, lively, bright

  8. Time signature indicating a compound triple meter, typically where each measure consists of three beats, and each beat is divided into three eighth notes

  9. G flat major/E flat minor key signature

  10. a tempo

  11. Denotes reversion to speed at beginning of piece or movement after a deviation

  12. rit.

  13. Ritardando, i.e. becoming gradually slower

  14. Accent; an emphasis on a particular note, giving a regular or irregular rhythmic pattern

  15. accel.

  16. Accelerando; a direction to increase the speed of a musical performance, often over a fairly long passage

  17. Staccato (“detached”); method of singing a note so that it is shortened by being held for less than its full value

  18. più

  19. “More;” an adverb used in music particularly for tempo adjustments (ex: piùmosso, ‘faster’; più animato, ‘more animated’; etc.)

  20. sub.

  21. Subito(“suddenly”, immediately); a word found in scores in such contexts as subito piano (suddenly quiet), etc.

  22. Tenuto (“held”); i.e. sustained to the end of a note’s full value

  23. div.

  24. Divisi(“divided”); an instruction for one section of the ensemble to divide itself into two or more, taking separate parts that are often notated on the same staff

  25. Forte (“strong”), i.e. loud

  26. Pianissimo (very quiet)

  27. Sharp; the sign which, placed before a note, raises its pitch by one half step

  28. Flat; the sign which, placed before a note, lowers its pitch one half step

  29. Mezzo piano (“moderately soft”); dynamic indication implying moderation; mezzo piano is less soft, therefore louder, than piano

  30. Risoluto

  31. Resolute, resolutely; the term appears in scores around 1800 as a tempo marking, later as an expression mark

  32. Fermata (pause); the sign showing the end of a phrase or indicating the prolongation of a note or a rest beyond its usual value

  33. diminuendo

  34. Diminishing, i.e. gradually getting quieter

  35. Duplet; a group of two notes or chords occupying the time of three; usually occurs in a movement in compound time.

  36. marcato

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