Conducting Written Quiz 1

What is an ictus?

What is an ictus?

It is a point on the conducting plane, that will move around

How is an ictus different from the conducting plane?

The plane is a line, the ictus will move around

What is a preparatory beat?

how you start a piece (i.e. breath, eye contact, tempo)

What is a rebound and how is that different with different styles?

Ictus point to Ictus point It is different depending on style (staccato and legato)

What are the three directions of conducting?

Vertical, Horizontal, and Sagittal

What is the principle of rebound direction?

opposite direction of your next beat

Legato

connecting

Marcato

marked

staccato

separated

Fortissimo

Very loud

Forte

loud

Mezzo

medium, middle

piano

soft

pianisimo

very soft

cresc.

gradually gettin louder

decres.

gradually getting softer

dimenuendo

gradually getting softer, fading away quality

morendo

dying away

neinte

nothing

sforzando

sudden accent, reinforced cresc.

Italian Tempo Marking order

grave, largo, lento, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, vivace, presto

Grave

very slow

Largo

very slow

Lento

very slow

Adagio

slow- walmart version

Andante

walking pace

moderato

moderate

allegro

quick and lively, bouncy

vivace

very fast

presto

very fast

French Tempo Markings

Lent, Modere, Vif, Tres

Lent

slow

Modere

moderate

Vif

fast; not very

tres

very fast

German Tempo Markings

Langsam, Massig, Lebhaft, schnell, Sehr

Langsam

slow

Massig

medium tempo

Lebhaft

allegro, lively

Schnell

Fast

Sehr

fast