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Conducting Terminology
music terms and German and Italian instrument names
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Music
Undergraduate 3
04/10/2014
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Term
Arpa
 Definition
Harp
Term
Becken
 Definition
Cymbals
Term
bratsche
 Definition
violin
Term
camapne
 Definition
bells
Term
clarinette
 Definition
clarinet
Term
cor
 Definition
horn
Term
cor anglais
 Definition
english horn
Term
cor inglese
 Definition
Term
fagott
 Definition
basoon
Term
flauto
 Definition
flute
Term
grosso caise
 Definition
bass drum
Term
grosse trammel
 Definition
bass drum
Term
harfe
 Definition
harp
Term
hautbois
 Definition
oboe
Term
pauke
 Definition
timpani
Term
petite flute
 Definition
piccolo
Term
piatti
 Definition
cymbals
Term
posaune
 Definition
trombone
Term
tromba
 Definition
trombone
Term
trompette
 Definition
trumpet
Term
a piacere
 Definition
played to the desire of the performer
Term
accelerando
 Definition
accelerating
Term
adagio
 Definition
slow
Term
alla breve
 Definition
quick duple meter
Term
allegretto
 Definition
rather fast
Term
allegro
 Definition
quick and lively
Term
andante
 Definition
walking pace
Term
arco
 Definition
bowed
Term
cantabile
 Definition
singing
Term
con brio
 Definition
with vivacity and spirit
Term
con moto
 Definition
with motion
Term
con sordino
 Definition
with mute
Term
crecendo
 Definition
gradually becoming louder
Term
diminuendo
 Definition
gradually becoming softer
Term
dolce
 Definition
sweetly
Term
espressivo
 Definition
expresively
Term
giocoso
 Definition
joyfully
Term
glissando
 Definition
sliding up from one note to another
Term
grave
 Definition
gravely
Term
grazioso
 Definition
gracefully
Term
immer
 Definition
always
Term
l'istesso tempo
 Definition
the beat remains the same when the meter changes
Term
langsam
 Definition
broad and slow
Term
largo
 Definition
slow
Term
legato
 Definition
smooth and connected
Term
leggiero
 Definition
light and bouncy
Term
maestoso
 Definition
majestic
Term
marziale
 Definition
martially
Term
meno
 Definition
less
Term
meno moso
 Definition
less motion
Term
moderato
 Definition
moderately
Term
morendo
 Definition
dying away
Term
ohne dampfer
 Definition
with mute
Term
ossia
 Definition
played differently than before
Term
piu
 Definition
more
Term
piu mosso
 Definition
more motion
Term
presto
 Definition
quick
Term
rallentando
 Definition
gradually slowing down
Term
ritardando
 Definition
gradually slowing down
Term
ritenuto
 Definition
slowing down suddenly and extremely
Term
rubato
 Definition
stretching, slowing or quickening to performer's desire
Term
ruhig
 Definition
calm and peaceful
Term
sans
 Definition
without
Term
schnell
 Definition
fast
Term
secco
 Definition
dryly
Term
sempre
 Definition
always
Term
sforzando
 Definition
suddently
Term
sostenuto
 Definition
sustained
Term
staccato
 Definition
seperated
Term
stringendo
 Definition
accelerando and crecendo together
Term
subito
 Definition
immediately, suddenly
Term
tacet
 Definition
silence
Term
tenuto
 Definition
accent
Term
troppo
 Definition
too much
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