Music Vocabulary 10th

non troppo

not to be observed too strictly (tempo)

con brio

with great energy or vigor

con fuoco

in a fiery manner

attacca

attack immediately or begin immediately

prima

first

leggiero

light, nimble, quick

grazioso

graceful

assai

much, very much

stringendo

pressing, becoming faster

sforzando

forced, accented

scherzando

playful

adagietto

a tempo slightly faster than adagio

mediant

the third scale degree of a scale

submediant

the sixth scale degree of a scale

hemiola

in rhythm, the use of three notes of equal value in the time normally occupied by two notes

natural minor

a scale using the following intervals: whwwhww

harmonic minor

a scale using the following intervals: whwwh(augmented 2nd)h

melodic minor

natural minor scale with a raised 6th and 7th scale degree while ascending only

Jété Bowing

off the string bow stroke where bow is thrown on the string and then bounces for several notes in the same direction

Portato Bowing

a stroke in which each of several notes is separated slightly within a slur without a change in bow direction