Conducting Transposition Exam

C: Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium (bass clef), Tuba, Timpani, Marimba, Vibraphone

As written

C: Bass Flute, Contrabassoon, Contrabass

Down 1 octave

C: Piccolo, Xylophone, Chimes, Celesta

Up 1 octave

C: Glockenspiel, Crotales

Up 2 octaves

B-flat: Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Trumpet

Down a Major 2nd

B-flat: Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Euphonium (treble clef)

Down a Major 2nd + Down 1 octave

B-flat: Contrabass Clarinet, Bass Saxophone

Down a Major 2nd + Down 2 octaves

E-flat: Clarinet, Trumpet

Up a minor 3rd

E-flat: Alto Saxophone, Alto Clarinet

Down a Major 6th

OR

Up a minor 3rd + Down 1 octave

E-flat: Contra alto Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone

Down a Major 6th + Down 1 octave

OR

Up a minor 3rd + Down 2 octaves

F: English Horn, Basset Horn, French Horn

Down a Perfect 5th

OR

Up a Perfect 4th + Down 1 octave

D-flat Piccolo

Up a minor 2nd + Up 1 octave

G Alto Flute

Down a Perfect 4th

OR

Up a Perfect 5th + Down 1 octave

A Clarinet

Down a minor 3rd

8va/ottava

One octave higher

8vb/ottava bassa

One octave lower

a capriccio

Freely

a tempo

Return to the original tempo

A2/a due

Two

accelerando

Becoming faster

ad libitum

Freely, at will, improvised

agitato

Excited, restless

agressivo

Bold

al fine

To the end

alla breve

Twice as fast as before

allargando

Slowing down, becoming broader and sometimes louder

animato

Lively, animated, spirited

arco

Use the bow

attacca

Continue without a pause

calando

Becoming softer and slower

cantabile/cant.

In a singing style, lyrical, melodious, flowing

con bravura

With great technical skill

con brio

Vigorously

con fuoco

With fire, passionately, excited

con moto

Somewhat lively, not too slowly

con sordino/con sord.

Mute or damper

con tenerezza

Tenderly, gently

dampfer

Mute

diminuendo

Becoming softer

divisi/div.

Indicating separate parts where normally there is only one

dolce

Sweet, smooth, gentle

dolente

Sorrowful, mournful

doloroso

Lamenting, grieving

expressivo/espr.

With expression, with feeling

l'istesso tempo

At the same tempo

largamente

Broadly

leggiero

Lightly, nimbly

loco

Return to normal position

lontano

Far-off, remote

Ma non troppo

But not too much

maestoso

With dignity, nobly

marcia

March

meno mosso

Less motion, slower tempo

niente

Nothing

morendo

Fading away

movendo

Moving along, faster

nobilmente

Dignified, stately

ossia

Or, or else, indicating an alternative version

Moto

Somewhat lively, not too slowly

passionato

Impassioned, very expressive

pesante

Weighty, ponderous, dull

non troppo

Not too much

pizzicato

Plucked

poco a poco

Little by little

poco piu mosso

Little more movement, faster

preciso

Exact, very accurate, precise

rallentando

Becoming slower

ripieno

the first player of each section only

ritenuto

Immediately slower, held back

scherzando

Playfully

secco

Plain, simple

semplice

Simple, unaffected

senza sordino/senza sord.

Without mute

simile

Similarly, in like manner

sordino

mute or damper

sostenuto

Sustained

sotto voco

Softly, in a low voice

stringendo

Pressing on, hurrying, speeding up

tacet

Be silent, marking part where instrument is omitted

tranquillo

Quiet, peaceful, soft

tutti

All, total

grave

Solemn, serious, slow

30-50 bpm

largo

Slow, solemn, sustained

40-50 bpm

lento

A slow tempo

50-60 bpm

larghetto

A slow tempo

60-66 bpm

adagio

A slow tempo

60-80 bpm

andante

A moderately slow tempo